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COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SUPPORT

  • Legal Services
  • Municipal Services
  • Environmental
  • Planning
  • Elected Bodies
  • Transportation
  • Safety

I. Legal Services by topic

A. Employment Law, Immigration Law, Housing Law, Fraud

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto: 1861 Bay Road East Palo Alto 94303 (650) 326-6440 https://clsepa.org/ 

B. Employment law, Veterans Housing Law, Health Care law, Immigration Law

Bay Area Legal Aid: 1048 El Camino Real, Redwood City 94063 (650) 358-0745 https://baylegal.org/ https://baylegal.org/

C. Housing Law

Stanford Community Law Clinic: 2275 E Bayshore Rd Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA, 94303 (650)-725-9200 https://law.stanford.edu/community-law-clinic/ 

D. Criminal Defense

Juvenile Branch Legal Aid: For assistance call (650) 298-4000 Monday-Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM https://pdpsmcba.org/services/juvenile/

Adult Private Defender Program: 333 Bradford Suite #200, Redwood City (650) 298-4000 https://pdpsmcba.org/

II. Municipal Services: Water, Sewage, Garbage

East Palo Alto Water Services: 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
The office is currently closed for in-person payments. Call (650) 322-2083 with any questions or concerns from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, closed 11 AM to 12 PM (After Hour Emergencies Call (650) 304-4432) 
Bill Payments: Veolia Water North America P.O. Box 102219 Pasadena, CA 91189-2219 or pay online: https://myaccount.eastpaloaltowater.com/login 

Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company (East Palo Alto): 2190 Addison Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303-1433 (650) 322-6903
Emergency Number: (650) 322-6903
https://www.papmwc.org/ 

East Palo Alto Sanitary District (Sewer): 901 Weeks Street, East Palo Alto, CA 94303  (650) 325-9021
https://www.epasd.com/home

Menlo Park Municipal Water (Belle Haven):  333 Burgess Dr, Menlo Park, CA 94025  (650)-330-6750 https://menloparkca.myutilitydirect.com/customerportal/ 

West Bay Sanitary Distrct (Menlo Park/ Belle Haven Sewer): 500 Laurel Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 321-0384
https://westbaysanitary.org/ 

Redwood City Administrative Services Department (Water): 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94064 (650)780-7210
https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/public-works/water/utility-services 

Redwood City Sewer System: https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/public-works/sewer 
(Maintaince Click Here https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/public-works/sewer/overflows-maintenance) 

North Fair Oaks Community Council:Office of Community Affairs; 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94603 650-363-1800 Email: CommunityAffairs@smcgov.org https://www.smcgov.org/ceo/north-fair-oaks-community-council

III. Environmental Concerns

Acterra Eco Center: 2560 Embarcadero Rd. Palo Alto (650) 646-6132 N/A

https://www.acterra.org/

Acterra Eco Center: 3921 E Bayshore Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 962-9876

https://www.acterra.org/

IV. Community Planning

Community Planning: City of East Palo Alto 2415 University Avenue East Palo Alto CA 94303

(650) 853-3100 www.ci.east-palo-alto.ca.us

Menlo Park Planning Department: City Hall, 701 Laurel St, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 330-6702

https://menlopark.gov/Home

Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County: 400 County Center Redwood City CA 94063 (650) 363-4000 https://www.smcgov.org/bos

V. Elected Bodies

East Palo Alto City Council: (650) 853-3127

Menlo Park City Council: (650) 485-1964

North Fair Oaks Community Council:  (650) 363-1800

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors: (650) 363-4000

VI. Transportation

SamTrans Ride Plus: To get a ride Download the app or Call 650-238-5880 to book a trip!
For more information visit https://www.samtrans.com/microtransit-samtrans-ride-plus

Accent Care California Ride Coordination for Personal Services: 150 W. Iowa Avenue Sunnyvale

94086 (408) 376-0811 https://pcs.accentcare.com/california-01

BAART Programs San Mateo Transportation to Methadone Clinic: 795 Willow Road Bldg. 332

Menlo Park 94025 N/A https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi- cal/Pages/Transportation.aspx

Women In Recovery Transportation Star Vista‘s Enrichment Center (WEC): 335 Quarry Rd, San

Carlos, CA 94070 (650) 591-3636 https://star-vista.org/programs/womens -enrichment-center/

Accessibility Sam Trans: 1250 San Carlos Avenue San Carlos 94070 1-800-660-4287

https://www.samtrans.com/schedules

Hospital to Your Home (Transportation) 24 Hour Home Care: 228 228 Hamilton Avenue #300

Palo Alto 94301 1-888-452-2017 https://www.24hrcares.com/locations/senior-in-homecare/san-mateo-ca/

San Mateo County Community College Transportation for students Cañada College:  Provides free shuttle service to and from East Palo Alto and Menlo Park N/A (650) 306-3270 https://canadacollege.edu/shuttle

VII. Safety

North Fair Oaks Substation (Sheriff): 3121 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA, 94063 (650) 599-9186 https://www.smcsheriff.com/patrol-services/headquarters-patrol-bureau

Belle Haven Community Neighborhood Service Center: 871 Hamilton Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 330-6371

City of East Palo Alto Police Department: Non-emergency calls (650) 853-3160

Police, Fire, Medical emergencies requiring immediate attention  911