Gun Store Moratorium: Speaker Stats

I thought there might be some interest in the statistics of the people who addressed the Council during public comment on the gun store moratorium. Here’s the information in chart form. First up, residency status and how that was related to whether or not the moratorium was supported or opposed

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Gun Store Moratorium Comments

Here is the text of what I said last night before casting my vote to impose a moratorium on the opening of any new store in San Carlos selling firearms or ammunition. FWIW, I did a bit of ad-libbing at certain points, because I don’t care to just read speeches.

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Gun Store Moratorium Adopted

Last night the San Carlos City Council adopted, on a 4 to 1 vote, a moratorium on the opening of any new store selling firearms or ammunition within city limits. While the initial moratorium, by California law, lasts only 45 days, the Council has the authority to extend it, for

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Proposed New Gun Store: FAQ

Because I’ve been getting a lot of questions about what the City can or cannot do regarding the proposed new gun store, I thought it would be helpful to put together a page on it. You can find it here.

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Labels Matter

This is an op ed I wrote for the San Mateo Daily Journal. It was published on March 24, 2017. Is it a crime to be an undocumented immigrant in the United States? You might be surprised to learn the answer. I know I was. I’m using the word “undocumented”

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San Carlos 2017: Community Meeting

I’ve put together a brief presentation entitled San Carlos 2017: Where We’ve Come From, Where We Are and Where We Can Go. I’ll be launching it at an open-to-the-public meeting next Wednesday evening, March 29th. There will be a general Q&A session afterwards (the presentation itself is only about 15

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