Author: Mark Olbert

It’s Not Settled

This was published as an op ed in the San Mateo Daily Journal on October 17, 2013. You can find it on their site here.

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Conspiracy Thinking

An odd but all too common email that we received as a result of our gas pipeline experience prompted me to write about conspiracy thinking.

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State of Emergency

Tonight the Council declared a state of emergency in San Carlos as it relates to a high pressure Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) gas pipeline.

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Grassroots Done Right

Monday night’s Council agenda includes deciding what to do about re-building Crestview Park. That’s an interesting topic in and of itself*. But it won’t be

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Hold the Makeup!

I was offered the opportunity recently to be interviewed on 1 on 1, a Peninsula TV show airing on cable channel 27. The host, Dani

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Keeping Faith

At its June 10, 2013 meeting the Council will take up a proposed 13% salary increase for our city manager, Jeff Maltbie. This stems from

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Behind the Scenes

At the last Council meeting I cited well-validated rumors Legacy Partners was vetting a new and different plan for the San Carlos Transit Village with

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