For context on why this park restriction comes across as racist, East Palo Alto is a different city from Palo Alto, and these are the demographics:

Palo Alto[1]: 60.6% White, 27.0% Asian, 6.2% Latino, 1.8% Black, 0.2% Pacific Islander

East Palo Alto[2]: 64.5% Latino, 15.8% Black, 7.4% Pacific Islander, 6.2% White, 3.6% Asian

It comes across as a law that prevents Latino, Black, Pacific Islander people living in the area from visiting their local park.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California#Demograp...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Palo_Alto,_California#Dem...