Good News on the Financial Front
05/02/2015
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The Council will shortly take up its annual review of the budget. The City uses a two year budget process, and this is an off-year,
Author: Mark Olbert
Time to Talk
03/30/2015
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As of late Friday afternoon, the lawsuit brought by two residents of Holly Street against the City alleging improprieties in how the Council changed the
So You Want to Be a Council Person?
03/04/2015
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This being an odd-numbered year, there are seats coming up for re-election on the San Carlos City Council (and on the San Carlos School Board
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
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.