Transit Village Reflections
11/13/2013
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Last night the Council approved a reduced scale Transit Village on a 4 to 1 vote. I was the dissenter, primarily because I believe the
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How Big Is Big Enough?
11/01/2013
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The ultimate size of projects like the Transit Village always end up reflecting a balance between economic pressures striving to make them bigger and community
It’s Not Settled
10/17/2013
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This was published as an op ed in the San Mateo Daily Journal on October 17, 2013. You can find it on their site here.
Behind the Scenes
04/30/2013
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At the last Council meeting I cited well-validated rumors Legacy Partners was vetting a new and different plan for the San Carlos Transit Village with
More Dialog, Less Tension
08/30/2012
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This posting originally appeared as an op-ed piece in the San Mateo Daily Journal on August 11, 2012. You can see the published version here.
Budget-o-Rama
04/24/2012
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Last night we had our second budget discussion, part of the process which will ultimately lead to an adopted budget for the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
Bar Food and Free Parking
04/16/2012
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The parking study proposal for San Carlos caused a number of people to comment about parking meters. Specifically, about how undesirable or stupid it would
Land Use and Business Expansion
04/05/2012
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You may have wondered why I haven’t written about the Council’s upcoming review of the Carlos Club expansion application. There’s a simple reason: I haven’t
Towering Incompetence
02/28/2012
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At last night’s City Council meeting we unanimously, but quite reluctantly, approved a revised cellphone tower proposal from AT&T as part of settling a lawsuit
High Speed Rail
02/28/2012
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At last night’s City Council meeting we gave new guidance to staff as to how the Council views high speed rail as it relates to