A Matter of Public Health
01/27/2015
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I shared this information, in abbreviated form, at last night’s Council meeting. While it doesn’t directly involve City business, it does involve the public health
Author: Mark Olbert
Don’t Second Guess Voters
01/14/2015
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This ran in The Daily Post as an op ed piece on January 14, 2015. It was written by Tom Quiggle, Seth Rosenblatt and me.
Eastside Questions on NextDoor
01/05/2015
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Patty Marsters posted a lengthy response to something I wrote on NextDoor recently. Because I think her questions may be of interest to a broader
Getting It In Writing
12/10/2014
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This op ed ran, in substantially similar form, in the Daily Post on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. When the Constitution was being drafted there was
Honoring Those Who Stood Up
11/11/2014
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I opened last night’s Council meeting with this. We’re going to do something a little different tonight. We’ll be having the Boy Scouts of Troop
The Big Lights of a Small City
11/05/2014
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Recently, the Carlos Club changed hands. The new owner wants to make the site into something more like a sports bar, or perhaps a restaurant
Plans, Consultants and Permit Reviews
08/22/2014
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Recently a resident expressed concern about having to pay for an expert to review plans for a change they wanted to make to their home.
Holly Street Redux
08/22/2014
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Ben Fuller, President of the Greater East San Carlos Neighborhood Association (GESC), recently published a post on NextDoor about the changes the Council made to
Holly Corridor Traffic Congestion
07/22/2014
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On Monday, July 14, 2014, the Council approved further restrictions on parking along the Holly Street corridor between Old County Road and Industrial Road. Previously,
Walking Away
07/07/2014
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This post was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on July 7, 2014 as an op ed piece. Last week the San Carlos City