Protecting the Public’s Right to Know
08/13/2019
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the Palo Alto Daily Post. Early this year I became San Carlos’ representative on
Author: Mark Olbert
Tunnel Boring Machine
07/17/2019
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Silicon Valley Clean Water, the joint powers authority which operates the treatment facility out in Redwood Shores which handles wastewater from Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood
Not an Opinion I Agree With, At All
06/18/2019
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Well, it finally arrived this afternoon: an email disagreeing with the City celebrating Pride month: As a homeowner in San Carlos for over 40 years
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
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