I wasn't aware that East Palo Alto wasn't the safest part of the neighborhood (obviously not from the area). It was surprising to have my uber driver ask me - without prompting - why I was living there and that the are was "not a safe place" and that there were "drug sellers at night". I did feel a little uncomfortable being dropped off at night with people staring me down. But nothing happened. The compound itself was very well lit. It did feel safe after a while but it was a little odd that such a nice place was built right in the middle of slightly dingy looking suburbs. Nevertheless, it was really near work and ubering didn't cost much for me.
Still, it's noteworthy that the place was sparkling clean, felt real new, state of the art security system, blazing fast wifi, chromecast enabled devices all over, beds were comfy and everything you need was there. I actually felt at home.
Thank you!