Why I Oppose Pre-Funding Pensions
04/09/2018
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At tonight’s meeting, the Council voted to pre-fund future pension costs, to the tune of $7.5 million. Doing this might, if things work out as
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Why I Am Opposing Increasing the Hotel Occupancy Tax and Instituting a Cannabis Business Tax
04/09/2018
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At tonight’s Council meeting, staff was given direction to begin the process of putting two tax measures on this November’s ballot. The first measure would
Time to Plan for the Future
04/02/2018
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This ran in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Monday, April 2, 2018. What would you do with $38,000,000? It’s a question we’d probably all
Investing Millions in a Project No One Requested
02/23/2018
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This Monday, February 26th, the Council will be voting on whether or not to move forward with rebuilding the Holly/101 interchange. That sounds like a
The $38,000,000 Question
02/11/2018
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What would you do with $38,000,000? It’s a question we’d probably all like to face. Now, I can’t offer that princely sum to you as
Change Sidewalk Repair Policy Petition
09/07/2016
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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
Tripping Over Sidewalk Maintenance
06/10/2016
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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
Building the Future
04/22/2016
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This was published today in the San Mateo Daily Journal. Recently, there’s been a growing anti-development sentiment in many Peninsula communities, including San Carlos. That’s
Trash Fee Risks
01/11/2016
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Here is the text of my comments from the January 11, 2016 Council meeting on why I chose to vote against holding trash fees unchanged
Such a Deal!
09/02/2015
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I submitted the following letter to the editor to both the San Mateo Daily Journal and the Palo Alto Daily Post. But in case they