Anthro Volume 6 Issue 3

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ANTHRO

April 2024 Volume 6 Issue 3

Mission Statement The ultimate goal of Anthro Magazine, Paly’s social activism publication, is to create a platform and forum for students to express their opinions and voices. Social activism is bringing issues into the spotlight to spread awareness and create change in society. On this platform, we will promote unity, diversity, and respect. As a publication, we aim to be inclusive but do not tolerate hate speech of the targeting of individuals. We hope to highlight issues that we see in our community, create a safe place to discuss these issues, and to make sure student voices are heard.

From the Editors Dear Readers, Welcome to spring, and our third edition Anthro of the year!

This issue includes multiple stories about proposed and implemented legislation in Palo Alto and beyond. For instance, we have opinions about how the Palo Alto mayor system should be reformed (“Ticking mayor term”) and how the California Environmental Quality Act should be repealed and be replaced with more effective environmental legislation (“Housing or habitat”). Moreover, we also continue to cover legislation on NARCAN, a nasal spray used to treat narcotic overdoses, and the implementation of the tool in local schools.

Housing continues to be a prominent issue in our local community. Our “Goodbye and see you soon, Buena Vista” story about the Buena Vista mobile home park on El Camino Real focuses on a upcoming construction plan that minimizes displacement and allows long-time residents an opportunity to stay within their community. Additionally, we examine the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition’s efforts to implement protected bike lanes on El Camino, and the impacts on affordable housing and RV homes in the story “Pedaling for progress.”

Anthro features multiple incredible, accomplished women including Nicole Chiu-Wang, Julie Lythcott-Haims, and Eimi Okano.

Our editorial is spurred by an event of hate speech on the Palo Alto High School campus. Our editorial, “Standing by: Assemble against apathy” examines the bigotry towards the trans community that still infiltrates our campus and calls for the Paly administration to even more forcefully condemn the hate incident and also increase efforts to educate students about trans issues.

We once again bring back our editorial cartoon section, penned by Spencer Wu-Chin. This issue’s cartoons include commentary about Taylor Swift’s carbon emissions, Javier Milei’s presidency in Argentina, and the Neuralink company founded by Elon Musk.

Enjoy Anthro Volume 6.3!

— Evelyn Zhang and Lucianna Peralta, editors-in-chief

Staff Editors-in-Chief Evelyn Zhang Lucianna Peralta Design Editor Amani Fossati-Moiane Copy Editor Saanvi Garg Business Manager Lara Dumanli Staff Writers Amily Zhang Anika Nair Anika Thadhani Arjun Jindal Cailey Quita Faizan Kashmiri Hadrien de Martel Kat Farrell Marcus Ling Vivian Lin William Xue Xander Yap Photo/Art Director Vivian Tang Artists Doreen Hou Salem Coyle Spencer Wu-Chin Adviser Paul Kandell —————————— Connect @anthro_magazine issuu.com/anthro.magazine anthromagazine.paly@gmail.com

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IN THIS ISSUE 4

Incubator Spotlight

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Standing by: assemble against apathy

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Julie Lythcott-Haims

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Healthcare reform

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Should there be safety laws for social media?

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What makes an effective protest?

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Stop hate in real estate

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March for rememberance

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Pedaling for progress

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Straying from the middle road

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Rewriting textbooks to represent students

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Goodbye and see you soon, Buena Vista

Letters to the Editors The staff welcomes letters to the editors. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for length, grammar, potential libel, invasion of privacy and obscenity. Send all letters to anthromagazine. paly@gmail.com or to 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301.

Printing & Distribution Anthro is printed by Folger Graphics in Hayward, California.The Palo Alto Parent Teacher Association mails Anthro to every student’s home. Past issues are available at anthromagazine.org.

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Preparing the pantry

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Make way for zero waste

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Tween craze

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Ticking mayor term

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Unseen crisis

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Cartoons: Ratatoskr

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Housing or habitat

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Wheeling the chair forward

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Hype or harm: Stanleys

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Activism in the Bay Area

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Activism around the world On the cover: Boy rides his bicycle at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, situated in Palo Alto, California along El Camino Real. Photo taken by Arjun Jindal.

Publication Policy Anthro, a social activism magazine published by students in Palo Alto High School Incubator class, is a designated limited open forum for student expression and discussion of issue of concern to its readership. Anthro is distributed to its readers and the student body at no cost.

Please visit anthromagazine.org to view our AI policy and ethics policy.

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Incubator Spotlight

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alo Alto High School’s Incubator journalism class is currently home to six publications. Anthro Magazine, [proof], Ink, Via Verde, Veritas and KPLY. Anthro Magazine has compiled some of the content these publications have previously produced to give a taste of what our class has been doing. We encourage you to check out these publications and if you’re a rising journalism student with big ideas, suggest your own! [proof] is Paly’s photography and fine arts magazine, focused on showcasing student artists and the Bay Area’s artistic community through features, artist profiles, photo essays, and Paly student gallery section.

Editor-in-Chiefs: Kat Farrell and Amani Fossati-Moiane Submit your photography and art to: proof.paly@gmail.com Via Verde is a travel magazine focused on discussing local and international trips taken by the Paly community.

Featuring photo essays and travel stories, Via promotes the celebration of different cultures within Paly.

Editor-in-Chief: Lara Su Dumanli Submit your travel photos and stories to: v i a v e rd e m a g a z i n e @ gmail.com

Ink is a literary magazine dedicated to student expression. Our central mission is to create a platform for diverse student voices. We believe reading and sharing writing is vital to the writerly experience.

Editor-in-Chief: Sarina Grewal Submit your writing to: literarymagazineink@ gmail.com

Veritas is Paly’s science and technology publication. The publication is dedicated towards spotlighting students in STEM, and providing the latest news on technological advancements in Silicon Valley.

Editor-in-Chiefs: Vivian Tang and Divij Motwani Submit your story ideas to: veritas.paly@gmail.com

KPLY is Paly’s online podcasting publication, providing campus updates via Quad Talks and features on campus culture.

KPLY covers everything from cultural analysis to current events and student opinions.

Executive Producer: Shreyas Shashi Listen on Soundcloud, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts: KPLY Paly Radio

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EDITORIAL

Standing by: assemble against apathy airdropped disturbing messages during this problem, the wound that is transphobia Emphasis on trans ately the presentation. The final message was tar- will continue to fester. at our LGBTQ+ community, which is It is our collective duty to rise against youth in education is geted considered hate speech.” the wave of hatred and stand in solidarity Though transphobia is generally with trans people. Our reactions to cases of a must for institutions frowned upon in our community, the partic- transphobia in our school community send

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hen Palo Alto High School ular calling out of a trans student in this way hosted a freshman assembly deserves special condemnation and action. on Jan. 10 to posthumously There are nearly 500 anti-trans bills in the commemorate the life of au- United States as of March 2024, accordthor Mallory Smith, her relatives present at ing to the ACLU, with proposed legislation the event were met with Paly students Air- looking to bar trans people from being able dropping offensive memes to the presenta- to hold public office, use public restrooms, tion screenunder anonymous device names. update driver’s licenses, seek gender-affirmThe hateful content of these messages ing healthcare, or take shelter from domesprompted one student to stand up from the tic violence unless they do so according to crowd and denounce the assembly atten- their sex assigned at birth. Though Palo dants’ behavior. She was met with vitriol of Alto likes to think of itself as a safe place her own — the student was Airdropped the for trans people, these individuals are still threatened by hatred and compensated with hateful message: “Shut up, trans b—.”

Talk of the event among students dis- only lackluster reparations.

A vague condemnation is not enough. sipated shortly after the incident, becoming Time and time again, little more than avour community, when erage school gossip.

Without direct reforms faced with incidents Though the Paly adof hatred, has done ministration attempt- addressing the root of little more than call ed an investigation out bigotry for what into the identity of this problem, the wound it is. Few efforts have the perpetrators, an that is transphobia will been made to truly inability to pinpoint address the root of their IP addresses continue to fester. the problem: a lack allowed them to get of education about away without any punishment. Assistant principal Jerry Berk- transphobia and why exactly it’s so imson was at the forefront of the investigation. portant to stand against it. While Paly “We tried to figure out who could have does educate on LGBTQ identidone it,” Berkson said. “If you had a foren- ties in its Living Skills class, we sic-type operation, we could have found out. would appreciate increased But we’re not that type of school. It limits education on the struggles us in what we can do. In the meantime, we of the trans community have emailed staff about what you could do and additional lessons on to help prevent people from being able to how to collectively respond to anti-trans bigotry targeted post stuff on the screen.”

Teachers also read a four-sentence at oneself or one’s peers.

Simply calling out this address to students attending classes afterbehavior is not enough. ward, denouncing the language used at the assembly as hate speech and requesting any Without direct adfurther information that might help the in- reforms dressing the vestigation. root of The opening statement read, “Yesterday, PRIME, it was unfortunate that some students inappropri-

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a message to all queer people in the greater Silicon Valley community and beyond When we don’t push back strongly enough, , we become part of the problem, allowing bullies and lawmakers to continue cycles of oppression against some of the most vulnerable members of society.

As states continue to vilify the very existence of trans people, safe spaces — real safe spaces — become all the more important. If we are to truly become a safe space, we cannot afford to keep standing by.

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NEWS

Black History Month speaker Julie Lythcott-Haims visits Paly

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mid the crowd of students gathered in the Media Arts Center, Julie Lythcott-Haims’ powerful voice cuts through the silence.

She emotionally details her self-love journey and the power of diversity.

The guest speaker event was hosted by the Social Justice Club and Black Student Union to kick off Black History Month. Lythcott-Haims spoke about her childhood, sharing vulnerable stories of racism and her struggles with self acceptance as she grew older.

“I’ve been made to loathe myself, to not like myself as a Black person,” Lythcott-Haims said. “As a biracial person, admitting that to myself relieved me of the burden of feeling that way, and I became this person who could simply love herself for who I am.”

She has an extensive background in the Palo Alto community. From being a student, then dean at Stanford, to New York Times bestselling author and member of the Palo Alto City Council. Lythcott-Haims is also the only woman in the congressional race this year.

Growing up in a predominantly

white community, Lythcott-Haims said she wished there were more role models that looked like her growing up.

“We need teachers that look like us,” Lythcott-Haims said. “We need neighbors that look like us and mentors and friends and elected leaders. When someone has walked our pathway, they’re more likely to be able to relate to what we struggle with or what we dream about.”

Lythcott-Haims said she was finally able to accept herself after working with a coach and opening up about her struggles.

“In my late 30’s, I began to journey towrds self love,” Lythcott-Haims said.

“And let me tell you, when you finally love yourself, no matter what anyone thinks of you, self love is the most powerful tool you’ve got.”

According to Christian Saleh, president of the Social Justice Club, the speaker event highlighted Lythcott-Haims’ upbringing and personal growth.

“The event was fully focused on her personal journey,” Saleh said. “The purpose was not to promote her congressional campaign in any way.”

Julie Lythcott-Haims, Palo Alto City Council member and candidate for California’s 16th Congressional District speaks to students at Palo Alto High School on Feb 6 during the first lunch time event of Black History Month. Lythcott-Haims spoke about the power of self-love and how students can work to inspire change. (Photo: Amani Fossati-Moiane)

Text by LUCIANNA PERALTA and VIVIAN LIN

Nicole Chiu-Wang anounces campaign for Palo Alto School Board in 2024

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icole Chiu-Wang has once more announced that she will be running for Palo Alto Unified School Board in 2024.

One of Chiu-Wang’s goals will be tackling academic pressure for students in the school and work to change this culture.

“We need to have hard conversations — as a community — which includes parents and families and school leaders and students to really try to shift that perspective in that culture,” Chiu-Wang said.

Having run for School Board in 2020, Chiu-Wang felt that she still needed to

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understand the community.

“I truly believe that your tenure in the city doesn’t dictate your ability to be a leader or your value,” Chiu-Wang said.

After three years in Palo Alto, ChiuWang is the executive director of DreamCatchers and has organized events such as the annual Lunar New Year celebration held by the City of Palo Alto. Chiu-Wang remarked how these opportunities have helped her be more immersed in the community, especially in ways focused on the needs of students.

“I’ve learned even more than I thought possible, because now I know a

lot of students that are affected by these equity issues,” Chiu-Wang said. “And I see the real people behind the numbers that they present at school board meetings.”

Chiu-Wang expressed her desire to stay on DreamCatchers regardless of the outcome in the school board race.

“I plan to continue as the executive director of DreamCatchers,” Chiu-Wang said. “I’m not going anywhere. We have a lot of really important work to do.”

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Healthcare in need of emergency reform

New law tackles theft, employee To further aleviate costly ambulance bills, safety new California bill takes effect this year

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ssemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-77) sponsored AB 716, a bill that prevents patients from being charged an amount that exceeds the limit set by their personal insurance for their ambulance bill.

When calling for an ambulance, many people aren’t aware that there are two types of ambulances: out-of-network and in-network. An in-network ambulance is a company that has contracted with specific ambulances and only requires a smaller or even zero dollar co-payment. In contrast, out-of network ambulances are not affiliated with your insurance and are free to bill patients whatever charge they deem necessary.

Patients have no way of knowing whether the ambulance they have received is in-network, especially in times of emergency, and are given a ride to the hospital in an out-of network ambulance.

As a result, after their visit, patients are billed an amount that their personal insurance cannot fully cover and are left with an extreme amount of money that they must pay out-of-pocket.

These bills can cost well over a thousand dollars for Californians, according to a study by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

This fear of high ambulance bills can cause people to not seek immediate healthcare after an injury.

Dr. Gautreau, a Stanford professor teaching emergency medicine, comments on the danger that this poses.

“Patients who have (or perceive) that they cannot afford an ambulance or hospital bills are absolutely at greater risk,” Dr. Gautreau says. “It is one of the great tragedies of our healthcare system that ability to pay so seriously affects healthcare outcomes.”

Not seeking immediate medical help can pose an extreme danger for one’s health and has been an issue for house-

holds that cannot afford the ambulance bill.

The Kaiser Family Foundation organized an analysis regarding “surprise” bills and found that 51% of emergency ambulance rides were charged the out-ofnetwork fee.

AB 716 limits these “surprise” bills by enforcing that all ambulances must charge the same amount of co-pay that ambulances affiliated with their personal insurance would have billed.

For example, if a California resident has Medicare, they only have to pay the rate Medicare requires for an ambulance instead of an out-of-network company that might charge them a greater amount.

Dr. Gautreau expresses his support for the bill commenting on its effectiveness.

“I think this bill is a very positive step,” Gautreau said.

Some hospitals already decided by policy to only bill patients at the rate that insurance would pay, for those without insurance,” Dr. Gautreau says. “This avoids the problem of patients without good financial resources being charged much more than insurance companies even for the same care.”

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ollowing the 2021 massacre at the Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose, where a gunman killed nine employees, the state passed SB 553. The legislation mandates that California employers establish workplace violence prevention plans and prohibit them from requiring employees to intervene with active shooters or suspected shoplifters.

This bill has sparked controversy, with business owners expressing concerns that it may encourage shoplifters, while others argue it will increase employee safety. Notably, the bill does not apply to trained security guards.

Senator Dave Cortese of District 15 (Santa Clara) supported the bill in response to a growing concern for employee safety, referencing the VTA massacre among many other deadly incidents in California over the past few years. “This groundbreaking law will help workers and employers establish a plan for the types of workplace violence that are on the rise,” Cortese said.

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, a survey of retail employees conducted over the 12 months ending in November 2023 concluded that nearly two-thirds of retail employees in the United States fear for their safety, with 31% reporting increased hostility from customers.

“With growing awareness of workplace violence, California needs smarter guidelines to keep workers safe in the office or on the job site, ” Cortese said.

Text by ANIKA THADHANI and KAT FARRELL

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Should there be safety laws for social media?

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alifornia lawmakers are looking to introduce legislation prohibiting social media platforms from sending addictive feeds to minors and sending notifications overnight and during the school day. The nationwide move to create social media safety laws was sparked by a Senate hearing earlier this year with CEOs of several social media platforms like Meta, TikTok and Discord on social media safety due to the increase in cyberbullying, mental health issues, and exploitation surrounding these platforms.

“To actually make those [social media] filters robust in a way that nobody can get through, you also need to have human intervention. And they [social media companies] don’t want to spend a lot of money to not only make the filters, but then making sure that the filters are working in the way that they want, which takes extra people to review it.”

“The age regulation by [lawmakers] is not effective because most teenagers usually lie about their age and make bad decisions on social media, so it’s hard to stop. One way to stop that is by letting parents know the dangers of social media and their effects on younger children.”

— ASYA BUYUKCANGAZ, junior

— CHRIS BELL, computer science teacher

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“There should be content regulation across all of the social media platforms.

There are often a lot of people who are using things like TikTok and Instagram, as money-making platforms by using sexual or explicit content. There are people that are selling drugs online and those things can easily get into the hands of people under 18.”

“I think the parents need to be properly educated on the risks of social media, and they should maybe know how to properly regulate their kids’ access because kids running wild on the internet is usually not the greatest thing. And if the parents are at least aware of it, they could do more to prevent it and at least regulate the kids’ access.”

— LEILANI CHEN, freshman

— CAIDEN SOLTESZ, senior

Text and photos by AMILY ZHANG and WILLIAM XUE

What makes an effective protest?

Students share their thoughts on differing activist methods

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ro-Palestinian protesters attending the 16th Congressional District Debate at Palo Alto City Hall on Jan. 31 interrupted speakers during their speeches, causing the debate to be cut short due to repeated disruptions from the crowd. We asked Palo Alto High School students their thoughts on what makes an effective protest and whether the January protest was effective.

“I think that it is effective because they are getting people to see and know their cause and why they’re doing it. … I think it is also a little immature because [the message] is getting out there but it’s also disrupting a bunch of other people who could already be supporting your cause.”

— ARDEN ZHEN, sophomore

“I think that these protests are portraying protesters in a negative way because although they’re not violent and [not] causing harm, I feel like there’s way better ways to protest in a more positive manner. ” — RAMSES LUNA, junior

“They’re definitely good at bringing a lot of awareness to the cause — oftentimes they’ll break headlines and you’ll get a lot of media exposure on that.

But sometimes, I just feel like the protests are not directly correlated to the cause itself.”

— MARTINA MEYERFRE-

“I think this type of protest is good and effective because it makes the city notice the big issue that is going on. I believe that bringing more people to address these issues are very important and this protest did exactly that–gathering the attention of Palo Alto.”

— HARRISON LAN, sophomore

“It [protesting] brings needed attention to the cause, but I don’t think it brings good attention to the case. [By] causing harm in any way, you’re also giving the other side a way to create backlash, and that causes a greater conflict.”

— ALENA LOTTERER, senior

“Sometimes they [protestors] may feel like that’s the only way they can bring attention to it.

They are stuck in a dilemma of how to bring attention to the thing that they’re trying to fight for.”

— ALEXIS ARREOLA-GOMEZ, senior

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Stop hate in real estate

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The real estate movement working to prevenat discriminatory practices

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he Stop Hate in Real Estate movement was announced on Sept. 26 with the goal of preventing discrimination in real estate practices for minorities. The initiative was originally formed by the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance and since then has branched out to include the Asian Real Estate Association of America, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, and WomanUp. Erin Morrison, LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance president and co-founder of Stop Hate in Real Estate discussed her motivation behind starting the movement.

“We were noticing a lot of our members and a lot of their real estate clients were talking about the fact that there was a lot of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation out there that was making them fearful,” Morrison said.

“They [members of the movement] quickly real-

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ized this isn’t just about the LGBTQ+ community — This we were seeing across different marginalized communities, and so we thought that by reaching out to them and proposing this collaboration we could have more voices.”

The movement comes at a time of great political turmoil for minority groups. The Human Rights Campaign declared a “National State of Emergency” for LGBTQ+ Americans on Sept. 18due to 75 anti-LGBTQ+ bills that were signed in 2023. The National Fair Housing Alliance additionally reported in 2022 that there were 31,216 housing discrimination complaints, an 8.7% increase from 2020 where 28,712 complaints were lodged.

Moreover, Pew Research reported in 2021 that 81% of Americans agree that Black people face discrimation as well as 76% agreeing that Hispanic people do.

Palo Alto High Schol senior Katelyn Morales, a resident of East Palo Alto, discussed the racial disparity seen between Palo Alto and East Palo Alto that is in part due to discriminatory real estate practices.

“I do believe that there is still some form of discrimination in real estate,” Morales said. “Palo Alto is a very affluent community with a majority white and Asian population verses East Palo Alto, [which] is a low-income community with a majority Hispanic/Latino, Black and Pacific Islander population. Redlining is the primary reason for this.”

Redlining is defined by Cornell Law School as “a discriminatory practice that consists of the systematic denial of services such as mortgages, insurance loans,

Art by DOREEN HOU and other financial services to residents of certain areas, based on their race or ethnicity.” Morales said redlining was used in East Palo Alto and its effects are still seen today.

“East Palo Alto was seen as a less profitable and less desirable community because of the negative connotations of having a community with primarily Latino and Black residents,” Morales said.

A Palo Alto History article discussed the history of redlining, stating that in the 1940s, the Federal Housing Association divided parts of Palo Alto into four parts. The desired properties were considered “Type A” and the less desirable properties were “Type B.” Black Americans were always considered for the Type B properties. Due to Black Americans being unable to reside in Type A properties, they often looked to Type B and C properties, which became East Palo Alto.

Social Justice Pathway teacher Austin Davis said movements like Stop Hate in Real Estate are significant.

“I think that coalitions and mass movements are some of the most productive and powerful modes of change especially in a democratic society, where it’s all about marshaling lots of voices to support a common cause,” Davis said. “And these voices need to come from inside the community. The creation of these movements is only possible with help from everybody.

You need to get people together with a common vision, it’s really powerful.”

Morrison emphasizes the advocacy and awareness that the Stop Hate in Real Estate movement is trying to achieve.

“The biggest, and most important thing you can do is to be nice to others and not let bullies succeed,” Morrison said. “Speak up and speak out when you see discrimination.”

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Marching for rememberance San Jose Japantown celebrates its 44th Day of Remembrance

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apanese taiko drums boomed as a moving melody flowed from the fue, a traditional Japanese flute commonly used to accompany taiko drumming. Survivors of the 10 internment camps walked to the center table to light a candle to honor the thousands who were interned during World War II. San Jose’s 44th Day of Remembrance was hosted on Sunday, Feb. 18, by the Nihonmachi Outreach Committee to honor the 120,000 Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in American internment camps during World War II. This year’s theme was “Youth Activism: Building Community” to bring awareness about the redress and reparations movement and to encourage today’s youth to engage in activism in their communities.

The Japanese American Citizens League continues to work towards increasing Members of the Japanese American Citizens League and community lead the candlelight procession during the 2024 Day of Remembrance walk to honor those who were interned on Feb. 19, 1942, due to Executive youth engagement.

This event is held annually to com- Order 9066 signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The procession continued around the block as San Jose Taiko accompanied the event with pieces specially prepared for the Day of Remembrance. memorate the signing of Executive Order 9066 by former President Franklin D. nophobia, right?” Chuang said. survivor and co-president of the Japanese Roosevelt, which led to the incarceration Chuang described how the profes- American Citizens League, described the of 120,000 Japanese-Americans during sors of Asian American studies around lack of awareness surrounding the internWorld War II. her inspired her initiative. ment of Japanese-Americans when he G u e s t “ W h e n grew up and affirmed that he felt grateful speakers includ“We are told as young people we make histo- for the growing acknowledgment and eded Nina Chuang, ry personal, it ucation. recent past pres- all the time that we’re too changes,” Ch“I didn’t really know about it [the ident of Associuang said. “It internment], even though I was born in young or too inexperienced to ated Students at changes our the concentration camp because my parSan Jose State say something about politics, perspective of ents didn’t talk about it,” Ishidari said. “I University, who what we want to didn’t realize that I was part of one of the recounted her to say something about the do next — are we greatest civil liberties disasters of the US. effort to estab- world — that’s not true.” going to be com- I had to learn that all later as an adult.” lish an official placent when Chuang spoke about how she felt emannual Day of learning about powered by the theme of youth activism.

Remembrance — NINA CHUANG, recent past president of this history?

“We are told as young people all the at the university. Associated Students at San Jose State University When we take time that we’re too young or too inexpeChuang deit personally, it rienced to say something about politics, scribed how she makes a difference.” to say something about the world — that’s felt when she first learned of the past civil Chuang’s initiative was built on the not true,” Chuang said. “The events that liberties injustices, which prompted her efforts of James Matsumoto, who in 2013, we have today, the organizations, come to take action. led a student organization as the first gen- from youth activism — from a generation “I felt for me, personally, like a con- eration to advocate for a Day of Remem- saying, ‘No, we will not be complacent in tradiction, the fact that I was in a leader brance monument on the SJSU campus. this. No, we do not accept the system how or an institution that was complicit in xeTom Ishidari, a concentration camp it is, we want it to be different.”

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Pedaling for progress Local bike coalition fights for protected lanes on El Camino Real

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car suddenly comes out of the underground Crowne Plaza garage, almost hitting Sarah Lu-Liang, a senior at Gunn High School, who is on her daily bike ride home on the El Camino Real sidewalk.

Lu-Liang is unable to see the car as it exits the garage so quickly, and the car is unable to see Lu-Liang because of the other vehicles.

Lucky for Lu-Liang and many cyclists like her, the California Department of Transportation is currently spearheading a project to implement protected bike lanes along the entire 600 miles of El Camino Real by fall of 2025.

For Lu-Liang, who has had many close calls with car collisions, a protected bike lane would mean that she wouldn’t be forced to bike on the sidewalk, so close to cars coming out of driveways and with her view blocked by obstructions and parked cars.

This project is pertinent to Palo Alto High School students, as El Camino Real is a high collision corridor. From 2012 to 2022, there have been a total of 92 crashes involving bicyclists on the route in Palo Alto, which was 40 percent of all bike crashes on the Santa Clara County section, according to the UC Berkeley Safe Transpor-

tation Research and Education Center. ten bikes on El Camino, echoes Lu-Liang’s The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition sentiment. Bike lanes with parking on the has been actively campaigning to support outside of the lane would solve the issue the project. Katie Causey, a community of parking removal and prevent cyclists organizer for the SVBC, explains the dual from being doored, Baldwin said effects of implementing protected bike “Cyclists need designated lanes that lanes. are physically separated from cars, be“Getting the infrastructure into cause cars are not paying attention and protected bike lanes will help make the respecting the six feet separation beroads safer and it’s also a good invest- tween cars and cyclists,” Baldwin said. ment as El Camino According to Real moves towards “Cyclists need designatVictor Gauthier, the being more of a Santa Clara County green street,” Cau- ed lanes that are physpublic information sey said. “There’s a ically separated from officer for Caltrans, lot of housing bethe entire El Camiing planned to be cars, because cars are no Real project will built on El Camino not paying attention and cost about $30 milReal, so making it lion and is funded a safer corridor for respecting the six feet through construclocal businesses for capital and local separation between cars tion people who are livfunds. The project ing in houses and and cyclists.” includes updating apartments on El sidewalk and curb Camino Real [is imramps, as well as re— DEBBIE BALDWIN, president of paving the 9-mile portant].”

Lu-Liang sup- the Sunnnyvale Cupertino Cycling Club stretch from Palo ports implementing Alto to Mountain protected bike lanes View. and believes that they will make her ride A concern that some have about to school feel safer. implementing protected bike lanes and “If there were bike lanes, I would eliminating parking on El Camino Real definitely feel more secure just because I is the fate of the many RVs where some don’t have to worry about the cars com- Palo Alto residents live on the street. Cauing and going,” Lu-Li- sey says her coalition is focused on finding ang said. a solution to the issue.

Debbie Bald“Along that section of the road is win, president of where we have a lot of RV dwellers living,” the Sunnyvale Causey said. “Stanford has that [bike lane] Cup e r t i n o right across the street from Paly and so we C y c l i n g think there’s already good infrastructure C l u b , there and we don’t want to see those RV w h o dwellers be displaced — we’re focused on o f - the fact that there’s already a great pipeline there across the street.”

Another stakeholder in this project is housing developers. As more affordable housing developments spring up

Debbie Baldwin, president of the Sunnyvale Cupertino Cycling Club, talks with fellow cyclists at the Feb. 29 Caltrans community meeting about the El Camino Real bike lane project. “Cyclists need designated lanes that are physically separated from cars, because cars are not paying attention and respecting the six-feet separation between cars and cyclists,” Baldwin said. Photo by Vivian Lin.

on El Camino Real, such as the affordable teacher housing set to be available to PAUSD staff, the question of parking becomes more important. Causey says SVBC is looking forward to working with housing developers to address both of [their needs].

“That’s kind of a huge reason we’re doing this is there is about a bunch of housing about to go in — people are going to need to be able to walk and bike safely,” Causey said. “And so the housing angle was definitely a huge angle of why we’re doing this. We’re happy to have collaboration with housing organizations in the area.”

Not all has been smooth-riding with the SVBC’s efforts as some city governments are more enthusiastic than others about the proposal. This is due to parking on El Camino begin eliminated and the costs associated with the project.

“The toughest challenge is the polit-

ical angle of this,” Causey said. “It is that El Camino runs through to consider the in a lot of cities on the peninsula, some impacts of protected bike lanes, ranging cities are very profrom convenience active. They knew “Getting the infrastructure to climate infrathat this opportustructure. nity was coming into protected bike lanes “Imagine havand they were like, ing this main road will help make the roads yes, let’s make our that goes through roads safer. Oth- safer and it’s also a good 19 cities and how er cities are very much safer it can afraid to take any investment as El Camino be, and how good action because Real moves towards being that would be for they’re afraid it’s local businesses, too controver- more of a green street.” how good that it sial.” would be for pubCausey says lic transportation — KATIE CAUSEY, community organizer SVBC’s next steps for people getting for the SVBC in moving forward around,” Causey with the campaign said. “[We should] are coming soon. Public meetings have really see that vision as an investment in been held in Palo Alto and Mountain their community and also as an investView to generate community feedback. ment in climate change as people move Causey urges residents of cities that away from car-centric infrastructure.”

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Straying I from the middle road

An alternative form of high school grows in the district 14 April 2024

ndependence, flexibility, and sup- school where students take four classes a portive” are the words Hanu Thakur, quarter, which consist of two core classa junior at Middle College, uses to es and two electives. The core classes are describe his experience with an un- held on the Foothills campus, whereas conventional form of high school. Having any elective classes have the option of betraded in the traditional 9 a.m to 4 p.m. ing online. schedule with In the past, block periods “It’s amazing because you re- Palo Alto Uniand scheduled fied School Disbreaks, Thakur ally get a lot of free time and trict has partwakes up well you become very independent nered with the after 10 a.m.

MVLA district in before getting because you learn to manage hosting a joint ready for his yourself rather than being middle college noon English program. Howclass at Foot- managed by other teachers.” ever, this year, hill College. He PAUSD has stays at school shifted its focus — HANU THAKUR, junior at Middle College to opening a for two hours until heading to brand new prothe soccer field, gram unique to where he practices till dark.

Palo Alto students, offering a new faculty There is now a newer version of this of teachers and guidance counselors. schooling — Palo Alto Middle College The program has opened its doors to High School is an alternative form of high current sophomores and juniors with the

Text by ANIKA NAIR motive of including seniors in the future.

Emily Garrison, the principal of this new program, talks about the motive for opening up the program and what the district hopes to achieve.

“The purpose is to provide students who feel that they are not meeting their full potential with a comprehensive traditional high school like Paly and providing them with an alternative educational setting to succeed that is generally smaller,” Garrison said.

Thakur said his unconventional experience as a student in Middle College has benefits.

“It’s amazing because you really get a lot of free time and you become very independent because you learn to manage yourself rather than being managed by other teachers,” Thakur said.

While online schools provide flexible and manageable schedules, students need emotional support in case of mental health crises.

The National Library of Medicine states that a challenge faced by psychological service workers is their inability to detect emotional burnout in a distance learning format.

Garrison said the program will also provide mental health support and resources for their students.

“Students will have access to the wide ranges of services offered at Paly, as well as mental health resources and all of the student services that Foothill College also offers,” Garrison said.

A wide range of mental health resources such as multiple wellness centers and tbh, an online platform providing students with support from mental health professionals, will be able to assist students during any mental health crises.

Students in PAMCH will also be provided with ample college and career opportunities and support. Students will meet with college counselors for their four-year plans and college admission process.

Students will be a part of career readiness experiences, a program that provides work experiences such as internships. These opportunities mirror the program’s values of giving students interactive experiences and options for their future.

The difference between Paly and Middle College lies in the teaching stye.

Art by DOREEN HOU According to Garrison, PAMCH’s ed- to talk to professors, class syllabus, and ucational style is unique compared to tra- how to plan for the quarter system.” ditional high schools, and more suited to While modern technology advances, students who premore opportunifer lecture-based are provid“Our job at the Palo Alto Col- ties classes in a college ed for different setting as well as lege High Schools is to help styles of educagreater freedom tion, so students with their class prepare students for what aren’t just limitschedule. ed to traditional that [college] looks like,” Garrison schools. Middle talks about the College provides — EMILY GARRISON, Principal of Palo Alto local challenges of students Middle College High School a college type adapting to a college environment of learning that for high school might benefit students and how the program aims to them in their education journey while train students to succeed in this new en- simultaneously providing social interacvironment. tion opportunities and spreading mental “Our job at the Palo Alto College health practices.

High Schools is to help prepare students “Education should be about providfor what that [college] looks like,” Gar- ing students with options because people rison said. “We’re already planning some are unique and we have to find ways to informal courses with content about how make sure that everyone is successful,”

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Rewriting textbooks who was working for the Palo Paly alumna earns Alto Okano, Unified School District Parent Teachin the 1980s, took her findlifetime achievement eringsAssociation to the State Board of Education. She that the scarce representation of award for advocacy argued minorities in the textbooks didn’t reflect

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hen Eimi Okano, a for- the reality that they made up more than mer educator and Palo 10 percent of the state’s population. FurAlto High School alum, thermore, the State Board of Education was paging through a code required multicultural inclusion in school history textbook one day, she no- adopted textbooks. ticed that there were barely any stories or Okano, along with colleague Jeapictures of non-white people. nette Arakawa, engaged in discussions “We looked at all the text that had with local legislators and individual membeen adopted by the State Board of Edu- bers of the State Board of Education. She cation and that’s where we found out that said her efforts to garner their support there were no people of color in there,” were met with little resistance.

Okano said, sitting in the backyard of her “We didn’t have to defend the little Palo Alto home on Feb. 10. “One of the that was there because there was noththings that happened in our time also was ing there,” Okano said. “It was all stories there was very little inclusion of Japanese about white children and white families American experiences. …What they did and maybe animal stories every once in a include, like when they mentioned Bud- while, but I think that it was easy [to dedhism, was inaccurate.” fend] in that context.”

O k a n o Accordexpressed con- “If you’re not represented in ing to Okano, cern about the after six years textbooks that other kids are lack of ethnic of advocating, representation represented, then you get the the board fiin textbooks, nally passed a feeling even though you don’t emphasizing resolution to the importance express it, that you don’t count have the pubfor children to lishers amend in some way” see themselves the textbooks. reflected in the — EIMI OKANO, co-founder of Asian American Reflecting on people and stofor Community Involvement the journey, ries they study.

Okano said She believes that she was without such representation, children fortunate enough to work with people may start to feel less valued. who were very supportive of her cause.

“And it seems … if you’re not repre“So it was gratifying all the way sented in textbooks that other kids are around because we happened to have represented, then you get the feeling people who were logical and rational and even though you don’t express it, that you could see our point of view and that it don’t count in some way, that you’re less would be good for students to have diverthan, and that tends to multiply as you sity included [in the textbooks],” Okano go through school,” Okano said. “And it’s said. not just textbooks, but it’s in terms of who Okano’s activism extends beyond just the leadership is in the schools, who gets diversifying textbooks. She also raised elected, who gets nominated.” awareness around drug abuse and was

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one of the founding members of Asian Americans for Community Involvement, a Santa Clara County organization advocating for adequate representation of all ethnic minorities in the workplace and providing them with social services.

“At that time what was happening was that in terms of employment, Asian Americans were not able to get [jobs] beyond the entry level or the lower levels of an organization,” Okano said.

One initiative Okano worked on was getting textbooks translated into differ-

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to represent students

ent languages for students who had just immigrated from Asia.

“We had to go to the State Department of Education in order to have textbooks written in Cambodian and some of the other Asian languages because our students would be falling behind if they didn’t get some kind of transition between their native language and the English language,” Okano said.

In recognition of her advocacy, Avenidas, a Bay Area nonprofit that cel-

ebrates older adults, has recently named Okano as one of four honorees this year for the Lifetime Achievement Award.

While Okano has stepped back from active advocacy, she encourages young people to get involved with their community and the decision making process.

“In order to make real change, you have to get involved with people who have the power to make the change,” Okano said. “There’s a lot of forces you have to overcome in order to make the change

Palo Alto High School alum and activist Eimi Okano reads through documents in her Palo Alto home.

Okano championed inclusivity in California textbooks, rallied for diversity in the workplace, and raised awareness around drug abuse. In order to make real change, you have to get involved with people who have the power to make the change,” Okano said.

happen. It’s not easy, but it’s fun to do it with a group. It really is nice to have a community that is on the same page and understands without you even explaining it because they know that this is the right thing.”

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Goodbye and see you soon, Buena Vista

Text by LUCIANNA PERALTA and FAIZAN KASHMIRI

Photo by ARJUN JINDAL

Residents express thoughts for oncoming housing development, representatives share benefits for more affordable opportunities

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iding into the asphalt parking lot of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park on El Camino Real reveals a novel identity of its community and respective residents. Dogs bark for the attention of the unfamiliar and yet don’t seem particularly pleased about our arrival. An abundance of color sweeps down all three of the complex’s streets, as the striking height of overgrown greenery reaches out to the burning sun from the small outdoor pots they’re contained in.

And looking further down the street, the low whirring of the excavator outside acts as a reminder of the impending change coming to this small enclave in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Buena Vista stands out from the rest of Palo Alto. Once dubbed by the Wall Street Journal as “Palo Alto’s Endangered Trailer Park,” it’s an unusual sight in one of the nation’s richest zip codes.

According to the Santa Clara County Housing Authority, its population of around 270 residents are predominantly Latino and low-income. Some are families whose kids go to Gunn High School, evident by stickers plastered on windows, small shoes lining doorways and tricycles.

Others are elderly, many relying on the park’s comparatively cheap cost of living. And all of them share the brunt of development woes, especially when they all faced eviction in 2012 after plans were announced to close and sell the park.

However in 2015, the initiative was halted following a lawsuit by the residents, who argued that the relocation plan was woefully inadequate. The Housing Authority eventually bought the disputed lot in 2017, averting displacement for the nearly 400 residents at the time.

Since then numbers have dwindled significantly, falling from 117 households in 2017, to 77 in 2023, according to Palo Alto

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Online.

The Housing Authority, Buena Vista’s contractor, submitted a proposal in February this year to construct a three-story 61-unit apartment on half of the park’s total space in Spring of 2025.

While many residents of Buena Vista declined when asked for an interview, one person was willing to speak about the matter. Speaking in Spanish with Anthro reporters translating, Angela, a 30-year resident of the park who asked that her real name not be used, said she welcomed the pending construction and temporary relocation but that many of her neighbors were anxious.

“We should appreciate that they are giving us a new home,” Angela said, noting that being an owner of her home means a guaranteed spot in the new housing. Residents can choose between either selling their mobile home to move into the apartment or receive relocation aid from the Housing Authority.

When the announcement was made in February, some details were not easy to accept. Angela said that it took her some time to come to terms with the construction, and explained how some members of the community are still unsettled by the oncoming change.

“I’m not a person that turns everything into conflict,” Angela said. “One must learn to give thanks to God. They’re giving us a new home. Some people worry, ‘How am I going to pay?’ [and] at each meeting they tell us, advising … that we are only going to pay our rent.”

Housing Authority project manager Kris Adhikari said his own family was displaced by rising rent in the Bay Area and is why it’s so critical for him to support and continue the affordable housing work that he does in Santa Clara County.

“And that’s just an example,”

Adhikari said. “But realizing that and then being interested in different areas [of housing], I think it [affordable housing] is a really incredible field. It touches on different things, just on the built environment, such as on social justice.”

Adhikari said the City of Palo Alto has committed to not displacing the residents of Buena Vista.

“When we acquired the park back in 2017, it was all about preservation and stability, and what we can do to just make sure that folks are housed,” Adhikari said. “That included replacing 18 mobile homes that were previously not in the best condition, as well as just infrastructure upgrades throughout the park.”

Adhikari said that some residents are technically not owning the land but they do own their homes.

“Everyone rents a space,” Adhikari said. “That’s the nature of mobile homes.

You don’t own the land but she[Angela] owns the structure.”

Adhikari said that under the new redevelopment program, both renters and mobile home owners are offered new apartments with affordability protections.

“Folks who are renting are given the option to live in the apartment, and their housing is insured,” Adhikari said.

“It’s always going to be around what’s affordable to them. That is a commitment, that sort of environment and regulatory agreement.”

Fidel Contreras, communications program manager for the Housing Authority, also commented on the future prospects of the park.

“We believe that this project is going to be a win-win situation for the community,” Contreras said. “It’s a win for the community and it’s a win for the families who live there. We are taking our residents at the heart of what we do.”

Buena Vista resident stands outside her home beckoning Anthro reporters to step inside for a glass of water.

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Preparing the pantry Text by LARA SU DUMANLI

Photo by GABE BOUDTCHENKO

Palo Alto High School students innovate with new non-profit

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ith knives, cutting boards and seasoning sauces hanging from every shelf, the student co-founders of Palo Alto Pantry stand in the middle of Saint Michael’s Alley kitchen, a Palo Altan restaurant, preparing fresh ingredients for their meals.

With baby blue latex gloves boxes and shelves filled with fresh food , Milo Sabina, Oliver Chancellor and Christian Saleh prepare hot meals every Monday for Bay Area residents who struggle with food and home insecurity in the Bay Area.

“We saw the change that needed to happen,” Chancellor said Started by three juniors in Palo Alto High School’s Social Justice Pathway, Palo Alto Pantry is a non-profit (501-c3) organization that advocates against food insecurity in the Bay Area by delivering nutritious meals to homeless shelters.

“What we do is different,” Saleh said “Instead of packaged food, we provide home-cooked meals from [someone] that really cares, which is something special,” Sabina said.

Sabina said the group’s defining feature is that it’s just them in the kitchen, meaning they get full access to all of the restaurant’s resources. With the help from Sabina’s dad, owner of Saint-Michael’s Alley, they have more flexibility with their meal preparation.

“Since it [St. Michael’s Alley] is closed on Mondays, we take that time to cook a large portion of the meals,” Sabina said.

Palo Alto Pantry is entirely youth-run. Every Monday, Sabina, Chancellor, and Saleh are out h a n d - d eli ve r ing the meals, not only connecting to the homeless population

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on an individual basis but also showcasing co-founders said the effect of living in an example of youth leadership. the Bay has on their organization and “When [we] went to drop off the how Paly’s Social Justice Pathway comfood, people were asking [us] who we munity has supported their efforts. Stuwere with or if we were doing this with a dents within their SJP cohort have been school. We had to say that we’re just do- spreading the word and trying to help the ing it ourselves,” Chancellor said “I think organization gain traction. Being located that it makes them feel better knowing in the Bay Area gives the organization the that somebody cares.” grassroots to flourish and expand with inAnother defining factor that reflects novators on every corner.

Palo Alto Pantry’s mission is its adaman“In general being in Palo Alto is realcy in developing nutrition-based foods, ly helpful because of how active the city is as it tries to steer around social justice away from mass-proand [there’s] a really duced canned foods “We saw the change that strong activism com— Chancellor said needed to happen,” munity, which made the lack of nutrius feel less alone,” tious food available Saleh said.

— OLIVER CHANCELLOR, junior for locals living in As rising seand co-founder of Paly Pantry niors, food insecurity, and Sabina, are forced to eat Chancellor, and low-quality meals, Saleh hope that in continuing their cycle of food insecurity. the future, they can pass the baton to a According to the US’s Food and Nutrition new group of eager students. Either at Service, for Supplemental Nutrition As- Saint Michael’s Alley or elsewhere, the sistance Program (SNAP) participants, co-founders hope that Palo Alto Pantry 61% members’ biggest barrier to break- can live on through a new generation of ing free of hunger was the affordability of activists. foods that are part of a healthy diet.

“We really just hope that it continues “It’s more than just food,” Chancellor on and doesn’t end when we graduate,” said. “Foods produced in mass quantities Saleh said. are low quality, so it’s really about the proAs they continue their non-profit, cess of a home-cooked special meal. They Palo Alto Pantry’s ambition is to extend can’t get that sort of service from any nutritious meals to those struggling other places.” with food poverty in the Bay Area The and reach those who have been neglected.

“I mean, [there] no shortage of people that need food in the world,” Sabina said. “So we are ready to keep on continuing.”

In the kitchen: founders, Christian Saleh, Oliver Chancellor and Milo Sabina grinning infront of the camera

Make way for zero waste School EcoCycle club encourages more sustainability

Text and photo by ANIKA NAIR

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hen I was hiking in Yosemite, I was super disappointed to see litter like food wrappers along the hiking trails,” junior Clara Hoffman, a member of the EcoCycle club, said the presence of litter at her favorite national park affected her trip.

“Litter is a common thing to find wherever I hike and it’s really sad to see in outdoor spaces,” Hoffman said.

Palo Alto High School’s EcoCycle Club offers a community where students are able to participate in promoting zero-waste practices. By organizing fundraisers, activities, and outreach to other organizations, the club hopes to make a positive effect on the city’s environment.

Litter has become a massive threat to the health of the environment.

Keep America Beautiful conducted a survey in 2020 and found that nearly 50 billion pieces of litter are along U.S. highways and waterways.

California, one of the biggest states, has large sums of litter pollution.

The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project found that 77% of Southern California’s coastal stream kilometers contained trash, with an estimated stock of 7 million pieces of trash.

The Ecocycle Club, founded in 2023, holds discussions regarding issues in Palo Alto’s environmental plan and appropriate solutions.

For instance, upon realizing the large amount of paper wastage by teachers, the Eco Cycle club held several meetings to implement a recycling and reusing system. The members watered down the paper, transforming it to sludge, which was then molded into thin rectangular shapes

before drying.

Riya Kini and Sabela Chelba, co-founders of the Ecocycle Club, said their reasons for starting the club are to target problems in waste management and environmental risks at Paly before having a larger impact in Palo Alto.

“Our focus isn’t necessarily on Paly specifically, but rather Palo Alto as a whole. We intend to use the Paly community as a jumping off point to make connections through Palo Alto,” Chelba said.

Chelba and Kini have ambitious goals for the future so they are able to not only limit litter and advocate for zero-waste solutions but provide resources for people.

“We plan on doing a garage-sale type event where we sell or give collected items from the community, the main intent being to distribute them to people who have uses for them, or to sell them and raise money for charity,” Chelba said.

According to the National Institute of Health, zero waste lifestyles have gained popularity throughout the country, especially as the rise of social media influenced and promoted these practices as well as connecting people supporting the movement. Palo Alto has started implementing zero waste practices in the community by hosting scheduled events

Reduce, reuse, recycle: A student at Paly recycles a boba cup at a recycling bin, which are stationed around campus for accessibility.

such as compost workshops, hazardous waste stations, and much more.

The city founded the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan in 2022 which guides Palo Alto’s sustainability and emissions reduction strategy. The plan has a goal of increasing the diversion rate from 84% to 95% by 2030.

Zero waste practices have become prevalent in Palo Alto’s youth, such as with Hoffman, who has tweaked her lifestyle to adopt environmental conscious decisions.

“I have definitely started implementing zero waste practices in my lifestyles,” Hoffman said. “I use cloth produce bags, beeswax wraps, and shopping at the farmers market more frequently. These small changes have not been difficult but have bettered my plastic usage and waste.”

Kini, a passionate advocate for the environment, shares what she hopes to add to the Paly community.

“We are not just trying to start a club but rather foster a community that supports students’ interest and passion for the environmental state of Palo Alto,” Kini said.

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OPINION Text and art by VIVIAN TANG

Tween craze

How can we best handle the rise of “Drunk Elephant tweens”?

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n 2017, a child reportedly destroyed be social media, and more specifically, over $1,000 worth of makeup in a TikTok. In a Glamour article detailing Georgia Sephora, a retailer of per- a tween obsession with Drunk Elephant sonal care and beauty products. products, media psychologist Don Grant The same has been happening again and mentions that tweens experience a paraagain lately, according to countless videos social effect, where they start to be more of 10-year-olds abusing products like toys, affected by the decisions of their peers disrespecting employees, and opening than their parents. But that effect has brand-new packaging. evolved into something different.

Posts on Sephora’s Beauty Insid“Now, I call it the parasocial-media er Community web page, a forum for effect,” Grant said. “Kids are looking at questions and advice influencers and their for consumers, have A part of a parent’s job followers as their claimed that this phepeers.” nomenon has mostly is teaching a child what In an article been seen with Drunk from online publicais wrong or right, and Elephant, a skincare tion Mashable, a girl brand that has gained what is too far. named Alexia said that attention through sothe girls her age tend cial media. Dermatolto follow the actions ogist Brooke Jeffy, founder of teen and of girls who are in their 20s in addition to tween skincare brand Btwn, said in a their peers. When older content creators BeautyIndependent article that Drunk El- use products that contain ingredients like ephant products were originally created retinol, none of them know any better for adults, which makes sense given the than to use the same products even if they presence of retinol in its products. don’t need them. Kids see older influencRetinol, a form of vitamin A, is ers with products from Sephora on social known for its anti-aging effects and ability media platforms, and end up wanting the to clear acne. But then why have children same products. as young as 9 been pining for these prodDrunk Elephant has stated that it has ucts? Why are they so drawn toward prod- products that are harmless and beneficial ucts that are unnecessary and potentially for younger users. But as children, it’s harmful for their skin? easy to ignore that. Their desire for skinThe most obvious answer seems to care and makeup isn’t because of a need

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for it, it’s because of the fact that certain products are trending among older girls.

However, social media isn’t fully at fault. But many parents should be. There’s nothing wrong with parents bringing their children into makeup stores. The problem is with how many kids treat products and other people in the store with barely any restraint.

A part of a parent’s job is teaching a child what is wrong or right, and what is too far. It’s okay for kids to want products and have full access to these beauty trends on social media, as long as their parents are supportive. It’s also okay to indulge in their desires, and purchase some makeup or skincare if it is deemed safe for children to use. But allowing tweens to roam makeup stores and abuse testers and unopened products, is too much.

Social media will continue to be a huge part of childhood for many. Yes, it is a place to share memories with friends and family, but its also a massive network of information. That network exposes children to trends and influences that no one really has control over. But what can be controlled is their choices — and given what has been happening lately, parent’s should consider guiding their kids to make better informed choices and to treat everything, products and people included, with care.

Ticking mayor term

Text by LUCIANNA PERALTA

Art by DOREEN HOU

the one-year mayor term that time.

City of Palo Alto into Turning a two-year term would give mayors One short year to make change is not time to adjust into office and implement enough for a city mayor. Increasing mayMayors need more effectual change. oral term length could lessen the static Although some may suggest a four- hand-over process at the end of the 12 than a year to create year term because it allows the mayor months. time to make changes, according There is also another issue to consideffective change ample to Texas newspaper Caller Times, a four- er about the one-year term. What hap-

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ur mayors have the ability to instill both your values and theirs, working to emphasize city opinions and create a safer community for all. And we should encourage them to do so.

But when you put into perspective the effort that is required to improve and maintain our collective community, it makes you wonder why our mayors are given 12 months to serve our city.

Currently, the City of Palo Alto has an elected city council paired with a rotating mayor system. This system gives each council member an opportunity to hold office for a one-year mayoral term.

It’s not enough time to achieve their goals for the city.

While Santa Clara, San Jose and Sunnyvale have four-year mayoral terms, cities such as Mountain View and Palo Alto have one-year mayor terms.

Right now, we’re in the minority. According to a 2006 survey of municipal governments by International City/ County Management Association (ICMA), 45% of cities had mayoral term lengths of four years while 14% of cities had mayoral term lengths of one year.

year term is too long. David Smith, a po- pens when time runs out and unfinished litical science projects filter onto assistant promayor?

“It’s ambitious to think that the next fessor at Texas Time does make A&M Univer- one year would be enough a difference. And sity- Corpus it determines how Christi, said, to address some of my own much a mayor is able “[With] a four- priorities and what I’d like to do. year term, the Anthro spoke voters aren’t to see us accomplish within with Morgan Hill able to make this year.”

Mayor Mark Turnchanges as er, whose city adquickly if someopted the two-year — GREER STONE, Mayor of Palo Alto term. 20 years after one is not to their liking.” switching to a diPalo Alto rectly-elected mayor Mayor Greer Stone explained the difficul- instead of Palo Alto’s rotating system, the ty of condensing what he wants to do for City of Morgan Hill is debating a fourthe City given his one-year term. year mayoral term. Turner spoke about “It’s ambitious to think that how time pressure can affect policy makone year would be enough to ing from city mayors. address some of my own pri“A two year term isn’t enough,” orities and what I’d like Turner said. “It really doesn’t allow you to to see us accomplish get as established as you would like with within this year,” your vision for the city and the direction Stone said. you want to go.”

A two-year Previous Palo Alto mayors informed term is the sweet him that the one-year term went by quickspot — it is ly, Stone said. Revealing the hidden clock, shorter than a Stone decided to announce the details of four-year term, his new Task Force on his first day. improving ef“The clock is ticking on night one,” ficiency and Stone said. “That’s why I announced the allows the formation of the Youth Wellbeing and mayor the Mental Health Task Force, so I wouldn’t ability to waste any time.” tackle a Of course, our mayor’s have completvariety of ed many successful years in office, but an topics in increased term can push the boundaries of what mayors can do.

So, let’s add time to the mayor’s ticking term, not only to ensure that they meet their goals, but for us all to continue to improve our city.

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Art by AMANI FOSSATI-MOIANE

Unseen Crisis Our hesitancy around overdoses is endangering the future of our kids

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n the expansive world of teens, there are three things that we deem top priority — school, friends, and how many people liked our Instagram posts. As we live carefree in society, we own a mindset that nothing can go wrong in our bubble of naivety.

Following the mentality that teen years are a time to experiment, youth underestimate the too-often effects of that experimentation — overdose and addiction.

However, that bubble of naivety is rudely burst as in a 2024 US report, an average of 22 teens in the United States die each week from drug overdoses. This alarming statistic only skims the tip of the iceberg of the increasing opioid-related overdoses that are endangering society’s most useful resource — the youth.

According to Alyza Berman Millard, Executive Director and Clinical Director at The Berman Center for behavioral healthcare, with drug transactions expanding to social media platforms, now there is a higher susceptibility to peer pressure and thus the glorification of drug use ensues.

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may feel that it is alright to use substancor health classes — although thoughtful es because others are doing so,” Millard — either takes a stance of complete said. abstinence or telling a police offiAs taboo as this topic may be, cer, which are both sometimes there are current practices that are options that aren’t feasible being developed, one notably being for those in danger. widespread availability of Naloxone, a “A large numspray equipped to reverse the impact of ber of teenagoverdoses. As friends, boyfriends, girlers have had friends, and humans, we need to ensure experiences that these resources are readily available with drugs,” during a time of emergency.

Required by California law AB 1748, Naloxone is currently available at Paly and other high schools with the help of trained professionals. Referred to in PAUSD’s Fentanyl Awareness page, Naloxone is readily available in the Health Office, in each automated external defibrillator (AED) box — this can be found in the large buildings, including the Media Arts Center and the Peers Family Center.

As a teen myself, I observe that we maintain positions of indifference toward public drug use. Agreeing that by experimentCrady said. “Many ing, you are living of which are not As more and more kids your true teenage educated in the are becoming a statistic, topic and do not rebellious stage, we fail to grasp the understand how we must destigmatize true severity of this easily opioids can experimentation. our perception on youth be hidden in other It’s not only me substances.” drug addiction and eduthat feels this way, As more and as Maggie Crady, more kids are becate ourselves. a Palo Alto High coming a statistic, School freshman, we must destigsays that while the implementation is matize our perception on youth drug useful, its impact is diminished if there addiction and educate ourselves. Whethisn’t awareness. er that be being well-informed about “Most students are unaware of how to use Naloxone or being an active Naloxone ,” Crady said. “More awareness advocate for overdose-related education, needs to be spread on Naloxone before it every effort is necessary to stop this issue can actually be of service to students.” from developing further. As we turn our The conversation from our parents heads the other way, we become teens’

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Housing or habitat?

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Art by VIVIAN LIN and IVY LEE

Dreams of a greener future leads to nightmares of housing crisis

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hat’s standing between you and your dream school? Is it your GPA? SAT scores?

Extracurriculars?

Turns out, it might be as simple as a lack of dorms. All it takes to remove that barrier between you and your dream school is repealing an abusive bill.

In California, the lack of student housing available causes the acceptance rate to fluctuate yearly. However, the construction of dorms and public housing across the state has sparked more and more objections in the past decades, with claims of environmental protection being weaponized to stop housing from being built.

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was passed in 1970 to reduce harm to the environment by requiring agencies to disclose potential environmental impacts of proposed projects. Anyone can anonymously file a CEQA lawsuit and block the construction of a project for anywhere from weeks to years.

This idea, although noble in intention, is causing significantly more harm to people than good to the environment.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed more than 20 bills to fix a myriad of issues with the bill since taking

office in 2019. achieve its purpose, but also cuts into Most of these amendments and exec- many individuals’ abilities to obtain the utive orders include creating exemption most basic of rights: housing. after exemption to stop important buildA study conducted by Chapman Uniing projects from being delayed. This versity Center in 2022 found that CEQA casts doubt on the effectiveness of the lawsuits targeted housing more than any bill, since exemptions are continuously other building projects, and tried to block granted to circumvent its effects. the development of around 48,000 apSome of proved Calithese exempfornian houstions issued by “You get to a point where you ing units in Newsom were 2020 alone, beneficial to start applying so many exemp- a c c o u n t i n g the community, tions that you have to look at for almost such as homeless half of total shelters in Los the underlying law” annual housAngeles becoming construcing exempt from tion in the — JANE NATOLI, Board Member of YIMBY state.

CEQA lawsuits after strong pubCaliforlic criticism. nia’s ongoing housing crisis puts more However, some exemptions are coun- than 180,000 people on the streets, and terproductive, such as the numerous mas- this problem is only getting worse. A sive stadiums and arenas being built with homelessness census conducted by Desthe sole intention of entertainment, such tination: Home reveals that there were as the Los Angeles Rams football stadium almost 10,000 homeless people in Santa and the Golden State Warriors’ basket- Clara County, one of the highest rates in ball arena. Although the bill’s objective the United States. to protect the environment is a good one, California cannot afford to be slowlegislators have made it clear that even a ing down in its mission to provide more small economic impact and profit will al- housing. Unfortunately, that’s exactly ways be prioritized. what CEQA is doing.

The issues with CEQA are In fact, a study c o n far from over yet. This bill not only fails to

ducted by Holland and Knight shows that only 13% of CEQA lawsuits were acually filed by advocacy groups with a history of environmental protection. That leaves the question of who the other 87% are filed by.

Jane Natoli, a board member of Yes In My Back Yard, an organization that supports both the new construction of market-rate housing and government subsidized housing, told Anthro about the issues with CEQA. “CEQA is a well intentioned but flawed law,” Natoli said.

“It was passed to protect the environment, and there are certainly cases where it has done that.

But it also has been manipulated in such a way that many people utilize it just to prevent things they don’t like.”

The most frequent example of this is low income housing stopped by people who are a part of Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY), a characterization of residents who show strong opposition to infrastructure developments in their area.

But the construction of low-income housing isn’t the only type of housing being attacked by NIMBYs — college dorms are too, which raises a concern for Paly students

The Los Angeles Times reports that a California court stopped the construction of UC Berkeley student dorms and supportive housing in 2023, citing excessive noise.

The California court claimed that more UC Berkeley dorms would lead to more loud parties, disturbing the environment. As a result of this verdict, the California Chamber of Commerce found that 1,200 housing units of desperately needed student housing were canceled, stopping more than 3,000 college students from being admitted during the fall.

Thankfully, Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1307 a few months lat- e r , which

ended the classification of residential noise as a potential environmental hazard. This may seem like an effective quick fix, but the problems of CEQA are not as surface level as Newsom tries to make it seem.

California Globe explains that the default remedy of adding in more and more exemptions will not solve the root issue of CEQA litigation abuse.

“You get to a point where you start applying so many exemptions that you have to look at the underlying law,” Natoli said. “We’re starting to reach that point.”

The only solution left here is to repeal the bill entirely. Right now, CEQA not only fails to succeed in serving as a tool for environmental protection, but is rather being used as a weapon to stop basic human rights from being achieved, actively harming people all over California. What we need is not more legislation, but good legislation.

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Wheeling the chair forward

Art by SALEM COYLE

the dignity of being taught a history Disability education enin our classes, nor the future prospects in a world hostile to them. needs to be taken We need to acknowledge the existence of disabled people and their strife seriously in America within our curriculum. the words of the law itself, people who

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According to the Census Bureau, ow much do you actually over 41 million adults, or 12.7% of the know about disability?

American population, have a disability.

Most of us, myself in- Moreover, 15% of all public school encluded until a few years ago, rollment, 7.3 million students, have disthink of disability in two ways. We think abilities. The California Department of about the visible physical disabilities, Education estimates that over 800,000 like needing a wheelchair. Or maybe we kids are enrolled in some form of special think about mental disabilities, like Down education program, programs that didn’t syndrome. But when you think hard and exist at all until 1975. No matter which long, ask yourself: What makes a person way you cut it, disability remains a socidisabled? etal truth.

The Center for Disease Control and With such a large population of disPrevention provides the definition that abled people in the United States, you’d a disability is any condition of the body hope that we’d know more. But growing or mind that up here in makes it California, more difficult Even for the social advancements both here in for a person made, disabled people are not giv- Palo Alto and to do certain in Oakland, activities and en the dignity of being taught a disability reinteract with history in our classes, nor the fu- mained out the world of my field of around them. ture prospects in a world hostile vision.

CalSome people ifornia curto them. are born with riculum does disabilitie s, not mandate and others gain it at some point in their teaching about the pressing issues around life. Many disabilities are ‘invisible’, not disability, a present in which the sub-minimmediately perceptible to people. These imum wage for disabled workers can be distinctions make no difference: a disabil- as low as under 25 cents an hour in some ity is a disability, no matter what form it states. It was only in 2020 that California takes. repealed such an abhorrent practice.

Let’s face it. Disability is not a first, All of this information begs the quesnor second, thought for most of us. It’s a tion: why don’t we know about any of this? white haze in the background, one easy Our local history reflects the unique to tune out. For the people who actual- struggles that disabled people went ly have to struggle with disability, it’s a through, struggles that deserve spotdaunting fact of life. Even with social ad- light. In San Francisco, so-called “ugly vancements, disabled people are not giv- laws” allowed for the police to detain, in

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were “diseased, maimed, mutilated or deformed in any way, so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object.” These laws were targeting not just those who were disabled, but the poor people of San Francisco. It was only after the radical actions of activists, such as those from Camp Jenin as chronicled in the documentary “Crip Camp,” that these laws were overturned and repealed.

The pressure on the federal government, especially during the occupation of buildings like the Federal Building at 50 United Nations Plaza eventually led to the signing of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

This landmark piece of legislation paved the way for federal assistance in employment and healthcare. It is, to put it lightly, disconcerting that these monumental achievements are not widely known, especially those with very local roots.

Building a curriculum that includes the history of disabled activism and work within the United States is necessary for representing a significant portion of our population.

Going above and beyond in bringing the disabled into public consciousness is a task worth fighting for. Educating our nation of its own history, about the brave advocates who fought tooth and nail for their own right to existence, allows us to escape the fatal tunnel vision our nation has about disability related issues.

A society that understands the challenges of others as a collective and not just as individuals is a society worth fighting for. It’s a society that can rid itself of prejudice, a society where the legacy it wishes to paint going forward.

Hype or harm: Stanleys Text and photo by CAILEY LILLY QUITA

The effects of consumerism and adoration for popular tumblers

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never bought into the craze since are unknowingly buying into popularStanley Tumblers became popular ity. During the week of Feb. 11, Stanley around a year or two ago. As a loyal faced two lawsuits for “Failing to disclose Hydroflask bottle user since 2019 who the presence of lead in its products,” acrefused to switch, cording to the Sewhen I heard last attle Times. “The month’s specula- Having the newest Stanley lawsuits allege, tion that Stanleys though, that if is a repeat of when we were the tumblers are contained lead, I felt relieved know- younger and felt the need to damaged or worn ing I wasn’t at risk out from washbut was nervous have the newest gadgets to ing and use over for those who fit in with everyone else, and time, the vacuused Stanleys. It um seal could made me want to if you didn’t, you stood out break and exdig deeper into and it was embarrassing. pose the user to the bigger picture: lead.” the danger of buyHowever, acing into trends cording to Stanwithout verifying their safety. Buying into ley’s website, these swarms of consumers trends without knowing what they can do probably don’t know that “the sealing to you could be fatal. material [of the bottle] includes I asked sophomore Chloe Chan about some lead. Once sealed, this what she thought about the bottles, and area is covered with a duwhy she thought they were so popular. rable stainless steel layer, “The appeal [of Stanley’s] is because making it inaccessible you see so many people having it,” she to consumers.” said. “Like, you just wanna get it.”

Despite the Having the newest Stanley is a re- chances of lead peat of when we were younger and felt poisoning, the the need to have the newest gadgets to fit speculations about in with everyone else, and if you didn’t, Stanley’s containyou stood out and it was embarrassing. ing lead are true.

The Social Media Victims Law Center Going forward, website says that children with a fear of regardless if it’s a missing out (FOMO) are more suscepti- trend everyone’s ble to being unhappy and having a lack of following, be aware self-confidence and social contentment in of your consumer real-life situations. behavior. If someTo avoid this, social media usage one’s unaware of must be limited for children, so they’re the dangers that not as knowledgeable about what’s trend- come with what ing. they buy, they’re An outrageous example of clear con- likely going to consumerism comes from videos — featured tinue using it, and on NBC’s Maine Channel — from all over it could one day be the United States of women at Target rac- damaging to their ing and shoving to get a limited edition health. Always stay Stanley Tumbler. aware.

It’s relieving that not all consumers

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Activism in the Bay Area Local leaders advocate for change Protests Against Netanyahu

U At the San Fransisco City Hall protesters call for the removal of Israeli Prime Minster Netanyahu from power. Photo: Tali Lehrer

nXeptable San Francisco Bay Area is a grassroots movement in support of removing current Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in light of his leadership during the war in Gaza. Overall, it strives towards reinstating values of democracy and social justice in Israel. This organization hopes to see the current Israeli government held accountable and a guarantee for democratic freedoms which Netanyahu is threatening. To spread this message, UnXeptable has been hosting protests and speeches around the Bay Area. In addition to this, UnXeptable is currently hosting a campaign called “Bring Them Home” in support of the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. UnXeptable have also created a network for Israeli families in the Bay Area to stay in guest houses if they are unable to return back to Israel. Protester Talia Lehrer has more to say about current issues surrounding Israel. “It’s really important to me that people understand that Jews are going through a very difficult time right now,” Lehrer said.

Advocating for Home Electrification

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volunteer-led nonprofit organization, 350 Silicon Valley Palo Alto, is fighting for climate justice. To achieve this goal, 350 Silicon Valley is running a variety of campaigns to promote home electrification and convince companies to divest in fossil fuels. Recently, 350 Silicon Valley Palo Alto spoke at a Palo Alto City Hall meeting in protest of the likely suspension of all Palo Alto’s electric reach codes. Additionally, it hosts events often in an attempt to push people to switch from gas heaters to electric heaters by showcasing the benefits of home electrification. Hilary Glann, co-leader of 350 Silicon Valley Palo Alto, hopes to show others how every person can make a difference when it comes to climate change, “If you take out your gas water heater and put in an electric one, it takes out as much carbon as if you instantly had a 125 full grown trees,” Glann said.

Stanford Sit-in for Palestine

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At the White Plaza, Stanford students organize a sit-in calling for Stanford to condem the Israeli siege of Gaza.

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fter 120 days, the Stanford Palestine sit-in is has officially ended on Feb. 17.

During the protest, hundreds of Stanford students camped out overnight on the White Plaza, located in the heart of the university. The sit-in was run by a small group of Stanford students calling for the university to condemn the Israeli siege of Gaza. The protest gained a lot of support, even amassing over 3,000 followers on Instagram. Their objective with this protest was to pressure the university into publicly calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, and to divest from Israeli apartheid. After multiple threats of a crackdown from Stanford, the leaders of the protest managed to negotiate two meetings with the university’s administration to showcase their ideas. Currently, the organization is gathering support for a petition that would bring divestment resolutions to student ballots.

“We rally to demand our institutions to take a moral stance amidst genocide,” the group wrote on its Instagram post.

Text by SAANVI GARG

Art by SPENCER WU-CHIN

Activism Around the World A look at global protests: policies, financial cuts, and war

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rance: On Feb. 23, French farmers congregated in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris to protest a lack of government support and regulations, according to the Associated Press. The protests are in response to restrictive environmental policies that have been made in effort to fight climate change. The policies are paired with higher energy costs and lower wages for French farmers, resulting in them fighting for government policies and money that will help support their sector. The French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal promised help in the form of 400 million euros ($433.48 million),as reported by U.S News. Despite the promise, protests have resumed, with farmers demanding policy changes to better support them.

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srael: Protesters took to the streets on Feb. 18 in Tel Aviv to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Telegraph reported that there were around 10,000 protesters and 16 were arrested as the protest turned violent. The Associated Press stated that the reason behind the unrest is largely Netanyahus’ mishandling of the Israel-Gaza war as well as his oppressive policies on free speech. The New York Times reported that he is largely unpopular in opinion polls. Additionally, Netanyahu is blamed for the security failure that led to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that led to the death of 1,200 Israeli civilians.

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rgentina: On Jan. 24, BBC reported that more than 10,000 Argentinians gathered in Buenos Aires to protest President Javier Milei’s financial cuts. The protests were organized by the General Confederation of Labor, the largest labor union in the country, to mobiliz the working class of Argentina to protest Milei’s oppressive policies. Milei was inaugurated on Dec. 10 and ran on a platform of radical economic change.

The Associated Press reported that since his election, Milei has devalued the country’s currency by 50%, cut energy and transport subsidies, and refused to renew the contracts of more than 5,000 state employees. With his current policies, inflation is expected to reach 200% by the end of the year.

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ondon: The Palestine Solidarity Campaign organized a demonstration with tens of thousands of people in central London on March 8. BBC reported that four people were arrested at the protest. This was the group’s 10th pro-Palestine march in central London since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. The campaign is calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war as more than 30,000 Palestinian lives have been claimed and over 70,000 Palestinians’ have been injured, as reported by the United Nations.

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