The $38,000,000 Question
02/11/2018
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What would you do with $38,000,000? It’s a question we’d probably all like to face. Now, I can’t offer that princely sum to you as
Author: Mark Olbert
The Depot Cafe
02/01/2018
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Recently, the owner of the Depot Café restaurant, which operates out of the old train station building at the San Carlos CalTrain stop, announced she
Beyond Local Issues
01/22/2018
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This op ed was published today in the San Mateo Daily Journal. At its last meeting the San Carlos City Council adopted a resolution supporting
Honoring Reverend Gates
01/07/2018
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This morning, at a potluck brunch after the 10 AM service at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, I presented Reverend Alan Gates with a
Our Friends in Ohio Weigh In!
12/13/2017
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I received a charming letter from Bruce Varon, of Maineville, Ohio, who’s apparently been closely following our recent City Council discussions about firearm store regulation.
When the People Speak, the Council Listens
11/28/2017
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Last night, the Council voted 4 to 1 to extend the moratorium on new gun stores in San Carlos by ten months and 15 days,
The Fundamentalist Constitutional Perspective
11/25/2017
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This essay was sparked by a comment I got on my post, The 2nd Amendment Does Not Prevent Firearm Regulation. Here’s the comment: It is
The 2nd Amendment Does Not Prevent Firearm Regulation
11/18/2017
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I’ve been getting a number of emails from people, as a result of the Council adopting a moratorium on new firearm stores in San Carlos,
Diminishing Our Community
11/16/2017
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There’s an intense political discussion taking place in San Carlos today. It involves one of my City Council colleagues, Matt Grocott, and was sparked by
Gun Store Moratorium: Speaker Stats
11/15/2017
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I thought there might be some interest in the statistics of the people who addressed the Council during public comment on the gun store moratorium.