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Category: Health & Safety

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

Building the Future

04/22/2016 No Comments

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

Improving Public Safety

01/14/2016 2 Comments

I’ve asked that the Council discuss ways of improving public safety with our police chief, Greg Rothaus, in light of the recent uptick in home

Trash Fee Risks

01/11/2016 No Comments

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

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 for a Different Approach

05/11/2015 No Comments

Last week PG&E discovered a couple of anomalous bulges in Line 147. They were uncovered in the course of preparing to remove a bend in

A Matter of Public Health

01/27/2015 1 Comment

I shared this information, in abbreviated form, at last night’s Council meeting. While it doesn’t directly involve City business, it does involve the public health

Plans, Consultants and Permit Reviews

08/22/2014 No Comments

Recently a resident expressed concern about having to pay for an expert to review plans for a change they wanted to make to their home.

Holly Corridor Traffic Congestion

07/22/2014 2 Comments

On Monday, July 14, 2014, the Council approved further restrictions on parking along the Holly Street corridor between Old County Road and Industrial Road. Previously,

Line 147 Update

11/11/2013 No Comments

This op ed piece I wrote was published last Friday in the Palo Alto Daily Post. As we move into our second month since major

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