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Making Your Mark

Category: Community

Diminishing Our Community

11/16/2017 2 Comments

There’s an intense political discussion taking place in San Carlos today. It involves one of my City Council colleagues, Matt Grocott, and was sparked by

Labels Matter

03/24/2017 2 Comments

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

San Carlos 2017: Community Meeting

03/22/2017 No Comments

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

Action Alert: Council Abandons Sidewalk Repair Cost Sharing Discussion

02/28/2017 1 Comment

I’ve written a number of posts and articles in the last year or so about the City’s policy requiring property owners to pay 100% of

You Can’t Lead From Behind

09/19/2016 2 Comments

This op ed was published on September 19, 2016 in the San Mateo Daily Journal. If, like me, you think the Council should endorse Prop

Change Sidewalk Repair Policy Petition

09/07/2016 3 Comments

Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/san-carlos-city-council-stand-up-against-unfair-sidewalk-repair-costs?recruiter=176010379 Cities used to repair sidewalks out of their own budget. But years ago the California Legislature gave cities the option of

SpeedView Launch

06/15/2016 1 Comment

Traffic in San Carlos, and particularly the way people drive, is a frequent subject of emails I get from constituents. Many contact me, or city

Tripping Over Sidewalk Maintenance

06/10/2016 2 Comments

This post was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal today, June 10, 2016. Simple things sometimes turn out to be complicated when you dig

Making San Carlos Safer

01/11/2016 5 Comments

This is the text of the remarks I made during Council member comments at the January 11, 2016 public meeting. Last Wednesday evening Chief Rothaus

Time to Talk

03/30/2015 8 Comments

As of late Friday afternoon, the lawsuit brought by two residents of Holly Street against the City alleging improprieties in how the Council changed the

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