Promoting Diversity in Local Government
These are remarks I made during the November 11, 2020 Council meeting. I’ve lightly edited them for clarity. Recently the Council was faced with making a choice on who to appoint to various commission slots and the backup lists for those slots. In at least one instance the argument was
Helping All Downtown Merchants
Sorry about the late notice about this — it’s been a busy week! — but tonight the Council will be discussing whether or not to set an end date for the current use of public parking spaces by downtown merchants. Presumably discussion of the program more broadly will take place,
A Word from Law Enforcement
Several people have contacted me, or written on social media, how they are concerned about the prospect of people interfering with others’ right to vote. I don’t think that’s going to be an issue in San Carlos, and I suspect the Sheriff’s Office, from whom we get our law enforcement,
Big Challenges Generally Require Big Responses
…and in the case of childcare capacity as it’s been mauled by Covid-19 it definitely does. Many, if not almost all, childcare facilities are teetering on the edge because they have had to reduce the number of children they can support to maintain appropriate social distancing. So their revenues are
Laurel Street Closure Poll
Late last week I released a poll — an unscientific, not statistically-valid poll — seeking feedback on how San Carlans and visitors use of downtown Laurel Street had changed as a result of the pandemic. Here are the results (this is Powerpoint slideshow I’ll be sharing with my colleagues and
Reflections: Paranoia, Tribalism and Politics
This is one of a series of reflections I plan to write as I wind up my almost twenty year stint as a local elected official. The goal is simple: share things I’ve learned, or think I’ve learned, which I didn’t know before I began that journey. Which will, hopefully,