Gun Culture and Communities
05/15/2023
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This post was sparked by a Washington Post opinion piece which is, sadly, probably paywalled but worth reading if you can get ahold of it.
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We Need Housing Leadership
05/10/2023
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. We face a housing
A Misunderstood System
03/15/2023
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Most of us have
Clueless in Palo Alto
12/06/2022
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This is a letter I wrote to the Daily Post after reading an article describing how the Palo Alto City Council was outraged at having
Slow-Walking Housing Policy
12/05/2022
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This is a letter to the San Mateo Daily Journal I wrote which was published on December 5, 2022. I see the San Carlos City
Nice People Don’t Have to Finish Last
11/02/2022
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…because it’s up to us, the voters, who gets to wield public power on our behalf. This is a letter to the editor I submitted
Lennie Roberts on Ray Mueller
11/01/2022
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This is an email Lennie Roberts, a staunch and long-time environmental activist, recently circulated re-affirming her endorsement and support of Ray Mueller. I’ve removed a
Gee, and It’s So Easy to Get Your Facts Straight!
10/26/2022
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I’ve recently been challenging Alexander Kent on his housing stance. He’s a candidate for the San Carlos City Council, on which I used to serve.
“Originalism” and Voting Rights
10/25/2022
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Over at The Boiling Frog, Seth and I recently published our 19th podcast, on voting rights. As we do with all our podcasts, we ended
November, 2022 Elections: Endorsements
10/17/2022
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Here are the candidates I’m endorsing in the upcoming election, in no particular order Ray Mueller District 3 County Board of Supervisors I’ve known Ray