hubby surprised me with a cheese making 101 class at collective roots this weekend. didn't know…read morethat this place existed in east palo alto and must admit was a little wary of the location, but once we got there it felt like we were at someone's private residence. there is a beautiful garden with herbs, vegetables, fruit trees, chicken coop with hens and roosters, and beehives! we made 5 different yogurts and cheeses in our short 3 hour class: -yogurt - went through the steps of yogurt making using culture from store bought yogurt -greek yogurt/yogurt cheese - let the yogurt drain and have a richer yogurt -cultured butter - yogurt culture in fresh butter -ricotta - super easy to make and enjoy -mozzarella - fresh mozzarella in 1 hour the class was enjoyable, we got to meet lots of new people and learned a lot about local produce and cheese making. the best part was using the fruits, herbs, and honey right from the grounds of collective roots! nothing like fresh, local produce. great experience...can't wait for cheese making 102!

From the owner: The Collective Roots Community Garden provides an opportunity for gardening skill-building,…read moreresource sharing, and community empowerment in East Palo Alto, CA. Operated by 501(c)3 non-profit Fresh Approach, the garden offers a place for community members to gain hands-on experience with organic gardening. Through our workshops, volunteer workdays, and community resources, we equip families with the skills and means to grow their own fresh fruits and vegetables. Residents of East Palo Alto can enjoy additional free resources, such as a tool lending library and free seeds, while qualifying residents can apply for free home garden installation and use of garden plots at the Collective Roots garden. By building a strong, sustainable network of local growers, we're improving access to healthy food while helping preserve the food sovereignty of the many cultures that call East Palo Alto their home.

I have heard about this Community Center for decades and even played basketball in the gym. I was…read morenew to the area and really didn't know that this was the place that I had once exercised and played ball. Now I am teaching hand drum classes there and I have first hand knowledge of it's excellent service to the community and the dedicated staff which runs the place day in - day out. This is a place where you could send your children to swim, dance, learn music & other languages. If you haven't been there lately - I'd say give another look at Onetta Harris Community Center for your extra learning experience.

OHCC is a wonderful community center on the edge of Belle Haven. The staff is friendly and you can…read morework out in their gym for $1.00 a day. They also do rentals. The classrooms are clean and it is always fun to see the kids running in and out of there.

We hope is a very negligent opporation. Short staff lazy and careless they very rarely help with…read morehousing they don't care for the clients they keep the kitchen closed almost all day been here a very long time still no housing feeling hopeless

Terrible place, the you get as you enter this place is that your entering in Hell. This place…read moreshould be torn down it's so old and dilapidated. You immediately have to pass the desk and go through a dark hallway of lockers and creepy men are standing around making noises at you. Then you enter a big room with men on cots and bunk bed cots, it's like a bomb went off and it's dirty and nasty. They guy who serves the crappy food screams at people if they talk while he's serving the food, he has a real power issue as well as most of the staff. The women's sleep area that I was in is just as bad, if you get the bottom bunk it's so low to the ground you literally have to get on your hands and knees in order to get out of it. It breeds for bully mentality because people don't have a lot of power left but those bullies take advantage of the lights and heater advantages if they tend to be control freaks in normal life. The shit thing is that when you call one of two "hubs" which you have to in order to get into a shelter, and if you say that you don't want to stay at We Hope you get penalized and you can't get into a shelter for 14 days! So you either live in hell or you live on the streets. The other 3 shelters in the country are way nicer and the employees actually care unlike this place. Like I said they really need to tear it down and remodel and fire these current employees and hire decent people that has empathy towards people having the worst time in their lives.

We are super grateful to have a place like Ronald McDonald! My daughter is recovering from a heart…read moresurgery and getting ready for a heart transplant. Being local to Stanford is necessary just in case of an emergency and this place is a blessing to us! I do have to say this place needs more cameras to avoid disguising people making a mess everyone! I hate entitled people who think they can make a mess and have someone clean it up. The staff is always super friendly. We are raising funds for a heart transplant please reach out to me directly for information on how you can help us share the fundraiser link. Just sharing it in your social media will help us enormously!

Really nice place for families that need a place while children are in the hospital. Place Is…read moreclean and has great resources

Get your cute kitty fix without the commitment. This was my first visit to this location but have…read morebeen to some of their other locations. I respect they have a "no same day" adoptions, which probably prevents a lot of impulse adoptions (including any by me ). Both the staff and volunteers were friendly and pleasant; I didn't experience any issues there. There was a 45-minute wait when I checked in. When I returned after walking around the center, we went in right on time. There are couches if getting down to/back up from the floor is an issue. Like all cats, some might be shy and prefer to hide when so many people are around and many like to nap during the day. Helpful to set expectations for folks who've not been to a cat cafe before. There were around 30 people when I visited, many happened to be younger kids so it was harder to pet any of the active cats that day. Even so, you can feel good that your entrance fee supports the care of all the fur babies.

This is a great place to spend $15 for 30 minutes playing with 30 different cats. Super fun!…read more It's clean and the cats are friendly! I want to take them all home!! Meowzaaaa

"Kami tidak bercakap tentang Bruno... pero fue el día de mi boda."- Disney. I went to this Spanish…read morechurch twice. The first time I came here was for a boda that one of the pastors at my own church was officiating. Yes, he speaks spanish as well. It was so cool. Since then I really liked Spanish weddings. There is a certain amount of quality associated with it. Even though my pastor and I are non denominational, it was a great time here. This is is such a nice Spanish church, it feels really like I am really welcome here. The second time I came here was for the English service as a follow up visit and the inside of this church is very nice. The main worship area is very spacious for a very small church. People who run this church are like people at my own church. Friendly and jovial. One God different systems. We are all one under God. Somos uno bajo Dios. Kita adalah satu di bawah Tuhan. Chúng ta là một dưới Chúa. 我们在神之是一家人。

From the owner: Apostolic-Pentecostal Church in East Palo Alto, California.read more

- Virtual event:…read more Rosewood Medicinal Native Garden, a talk by Radhika Thekkath - This talk will feature an in-depth visit to the Rosewood Medicinal Native Garden, one of the gardens on the 2021 Going Native Garden Tour. Come on a tour to a suburban garden stocked with native plants valued for their medicinal value. The Rosewood Palo Alto garden is about 12 years old, converted from non-native grass to native plant areas. The garden features a pond with waterfall and bathing area for birds and wildlife, a native pollinator meadow, edible fruits, and a compost area. The tour will be followed by a question and answer session with the garden owner. This talk is part of the 2021 Going Native Garden Tour, which started in April, and is providing virtual tours throughout the year. Register for the tour at www.gngt.org to receive updates on upcoming tour activities. Radhika Thekkath is a retired computer scientist who has been gardening with native plants and has been an active member of our Chapter for over ten years. She recently returned to California after a three year stay in Washington state. Her more recent work includes active forestry management and stewardship as well as sustainable building with cob and straw bale. She is currently completing an in-depth course in permaculture design. This talk will be live streamed on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/CNPSSantaClaraValley) Good sources on native medicinal plants and their uses: https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/GA/23MedicinalPlantstheNativeAmericansUsedonaDailyBasis.pdf

I love this nonprofit and the work they do! educational legends and a real staple for gardeners…read moreeverywhere :,)

9/14/20 Update - Even after 3+ years, I am still dealing with the emotional wound resulting from…read morethe abandonment I experienced from BACC. I continue to be AMAZED by new messages from readers of Yelp who shared with me their similar experiences. My own trauma has been documented by a licensed counselor. It seems I should just get-over-it the disappointment I felt from my months long encounter with BACC. The truth is I had come to love the ten guys from BACC who initially surrounded me and love-bombed me when I was alone in a very difficult situation 3 years ago. I thought they cared about me. But from my own experience, I think: 1) They don't care about you, even as they love-bomb you. From my personal experience, this is the only explanation I can think of for why, when I didn't conform, initially 9 (including the Leader) and in a few weeks all 10 guys from BACC cut off contact with me permanently. No one ever wrote to the message group they set up to check on me just a few weeks earlier. The guys who invited me to their homes and dinners never messaged again. The guys who invited me to their group activities never called again. The guys who initiated coffee with me never came again. I had come to love these guys for their unexpected "care and love". So the subsequent sudden and dramatic abandonment (when I didn't conform) seemed so shocking to me that it left a lasting trauma that I am still coping 3+ years later. If they really felt sorry for me as a person and cared about my trials, wouldn't at least a few of the 10 stayed in touch, even if less frequent? I don't know how else to explain my personal experience with BACC. The recognition that the guys from BACC didn't care about me, even as they love-bombed me, is a part of my journey to Heal. 2) They only care about if you are going to be IN or OUT. Some readers may disagree with me, but I think there is nothing wrong with what other reviewers said that BACC is "it's their way or the highway". There are plenty of righteous absolutes in the Bible. However, I was surprised by the uniformity of actions by TEN guys. They all came at once. They all gone at once. It is like as if a light switch was turned ON then OFF. I assume at the Leader's command. There is no individuality? Even though Bible has plenty of righteous absolutes, as far as I understand, salvation is individual. Each person has to decide what is the right thing to do for each day. In my experience, not one of the TEN guys did anything different from the group. That was a surprise to me. 3) Some reader may further disagree with me, but I think there is nothing wrong even if a church only cared about whether you are IN or Out. I understand a church has limited resources. Therefore, it is even more important to be AWARE that the church only care about if you are IN or OUT, speaking from my own experience. Else, you could mistakenly appreciate and love the guys who love-bomb you and suffer my fate (if you are unable to conform like me). There are plenty of 5-star reviews. It seems to me those are from people who were love-bombed and choose to conform. In the final analysis, perhaps it was all my mistake to initially TRUST that BACC cared about me as a person when they love bombed me. I don't know how else to explain my experience, except that they only care if you will be IN or OUT. This acceptance of what happened is helping me heal. I humbly offer up my 3+ years of journey from hurt to acceptance/healing to those who may find it helpful. As I continue to receive messages from hurt people, I think there is a need out there. Please also read my original review from 7/30/2017 for context.

I started attending the BACC 36 years ago. The BACC taught me how to have a personal relationship…read morewith God by reading scriptures and praying daily. I met my husband in the church, and we will be celebrating 30 years of marriage this month. We were blessed to have two beautiful daughters. They both attend the BACC, and married great guys in the church too. The friends we have made over the years have been the icing on the cake. They are loyal, honest and encouraging!