First-of-its-kind program for people living in RVs debuts in East Palo Alto
After more than a year of planning, a new city-approved $300,000 RV Safe Parking program launched in East Palo Alto, which offers designated space for up to 20 local RV dwellers to park overnight.
The one-year pilot program, which also offers access to portable showers, restrooms and laundry services, is run and partially funded by Project WeHope, a nonprofit that provides shelter and other services to East Palo Alto's homeless. About two-thirds of the funding is coming from the city's general fund and from the voter-approved business-license tax on residential rentals, Measure O.
