San Carlos Rewarding Monumentally Bad Behavior
05/15/2019
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Some time ago my colleagues agreed to a suggestion I made about having staff put our banking services contract out for bid. While the then-current
Author: Mark Olbert
Community Foundation Update
05/14/2019
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For the last six months resident volunteers have been working hard to set up a new community foundation aimed at improving the quality of life
Gun Store Regulation
04/24/2019
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This is a letter I recently mailed to Governor Newsom, Senator Jerry Hill and Assemblymember Kevin Mullin. Dear Governor Newsom, Senator Hill and Assemblymember Mullin:
Development by Right, EIRs and Liberty
04/12/2019
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This is a lightly-edited version of an op ed I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Friday, April 12, 2019.
I’m Having an Effect!
01/31/2019
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As close followers of the City Council know, I’ve asked that staff and my colleagues refer to me as “the chair of the Council”, or
Chair’s Remarks on the Year Ahead
01/31/2019
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The Council chair (aka mayor) traditionally offers thoughts on the year ahead when he or she is appointed. I chose not to do that last
Giving Back to the Community
11/16/2018
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At our November 13th meeting, staff presented the audited financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. The Council ultimately ended up accepting
Halloween and Honeybees
11/04/2018
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I received a well-written email from a Central middle school 6th grader on a topic which I would never, in a million years, have expected
Should the Council Get Up to a 145% Raise?
09/26/2018
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At last Monday’s Council meeting, a discussion requested by Matt Grocott, to consider changing how much council members are paid, took place. Although no specific