This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. East Palo Alto Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot pull records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or remove a name from a roll. For an emergency, call 911. Anyone facing stalking or harassment should contact local police.
Finding the Right Record Desk
Choose the office by the record, not by the city name. The fastest routes for common East Palo Alto questions are:
- Street and parcel clues: use the East Palo Alto street directory for assessor maps, APNs, deeds, and address history.
- Older volumes: use the East Palo Alto city directory page for regional Palo Alto editions, reverse directories, newspapers, and library collections.
- One person: use the East Palo Alto resident lookup page for court, vital, voter, business, and verification limits.
- County-held records: contact San Mateo County ACRE for assessor, recorder, elections, clerk, and vital-record procedures.
- City-held records: use the East Palo Alto City Clerk or the department named in a permit, planning, police, or public-record request.
East Palo Alto City Clerk
2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650-853-3100
cityclerk@cityofepa.org
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
City Clerk and public-records information
For county property, recorder, and copy questions, San Mateo County ACRE lists 555 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063 and 650-363-4500. The recorder email is recorder@smcacre.gov. Public-records requests under the California Public Records Act should name the record type, custodian, address or APN, and date range. A request should ask for an existing record rather than ask an office to answer a research question.