The Depot Cafe
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 was closing. Given that the Café has been there for decades, this naturally upset some residents, some of whom have, in turn, asked the City
Beyond Local Issues
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 the Citizens Climate Lobby, a group promoting a bipartisan effort to combat climate change. If you’d like to learn more about them, check out https://citizensclimatelobby.org.
Honoring Reverend Gates
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 City of San Carlos coin, in recognition of him having alerted the community about the imminent opening of the Turner firearm store last Fall. This
Our Friends in Ohio Weigh In!
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. You can read his entire letter online, but here’s the most important part, I think: Obviously a man who believes in speaking clearly and directly,
When the People Speak, the Council Listens
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, bringing it to a total length of a year from when it was first enacted, on November 13th. Matt Grocott was again on the short
The Fundamentalist Constitutional Perspective
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 nice you cite a kinds of court cases, however I’d like to know where in the Constitution you think it allows government to regulate arms.