“Originalism” and Voting Rights
Over at The Boiling Frog, Seth and I recently published our 19th podcast, on voting rights. As we do with all our podcasts, we ended that one by offering suggestions about what we all could do to protect what has got to be one of the most important rights in
November, 2022 Elections: Endorsements
Here are the candidates I’m endorsing in the upcoming election, in no particular order Ray Mueller District 3 County Board of Supervisors I’ve known Ray for years, as he’s a long-term member of the Menlo Park City Council. He’s a staunch environmental advocate, a champion of women’s rights — not
Alexander Kent: Ignorance in Action
I received an email today from Kent’s campaign which was highly provocative…and filled with errors. Not to mention it espouses values that fly in the face of what makes the San Carlos community so strong and vibrant and makes San Carlos such a great place to live. Kent’s argument is
Ray Mueller for District 3 Board of Supervisors
This is a letter to the editor I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on 10/12/2022. Editor: I was an elected official in San Carlos for almost 20 years, first on the school board and then the city council. On the council I was able to
Acting Against Domestic Violence
This is a public comment I made to the San Carlos City Council at their 9/12/2022 meeting. Thank you Mayor McDowell and the rest of the Council for giving me this time to address you. Last week San Carlos saw, in the most horrific fashion possible, just how poorly we
Audits Are a Good Idea!
This is a letter to the editor I wrote to the Palo Alto Daily Post which was published August 1, 2022. It was sparked by the second part of Dave Price’s July 27, 2022 editorial. Editor: I like the idea of county governments being audited about how they responded to