A Misunderstood System
03/15/2023
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Most of us have
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That’s What They’re For
04/12/2022
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This is op ed was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Monday, April 11, 2022. What you see here is slightly different from
Playing Hide the Football
03/03/2022
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the Palo Alto Daily News on March 3, 2022. It relates to the departure,
Treating People Like Mushrooms
02/28/2022
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This is a public comment I made at the February 28, 2022 City Council meeting. It relates to nearly $2,000,000 of expenditures by Silicon Valley
The Trillion Dollar Club
12/09/2021
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Long-time readers of this blog will recall my last State of the City address focused on just how gigantic the Bay Area economic powerhouse is.
A Conservative Budget in a Crisis Is Not a Good Thing
04/26/2021
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the Daily Post on April 26, 2021 under the title “Wrong kind of budget
That’s Not a Typographic Error!
10/13/2020
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This is one in a series of catch-up articles, related to Council discussions and actions which took place a few weeks ago. Life got in
So What’s Wrong with the Budget, Anyway?
10/13/2020
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This is one in a series of catch-up articles, related to Council discussions and actions which took place a few weeks ago. Life got in
Budgeting During a Pandemic: Feedback Needed
08/27/2020
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Monday night the Council reviewed the proposed budget for 2020/20211. “The budget” is actually several budgets — one for general operating expenses, one for capital
$14,000,000 to Protect Pensions
06/09/2020
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The City Council tonight approved — by a 4 to 1 vote (I opposed) — pre-paying an additional $7,000,000 towards the city’s pension obligations. A